Basketball World Cup: "She always wanted to confront the best", Iliana Rupert, a young woman in a hurry

The game is barely over.

On the floor, the players of the Las Vegas Aces sing, dance and celebrate, at their adversary Connecticut Sun, their first title in the prestigious WNBA, the female counterpart of the NBA.

A final won in four rounds overnight from Sunday to Monday in France.

While the euphoria reigns, Iliana Rupert gets out of the farandole to get her phone and call, via FaceTime, her mother, Elham, and her younger brother, Rayan.

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