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American-French basketball player (born 1996)
Gabrielle Lisa Williams is an American-French professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted 4th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2018 WNBA draft. She was a EuroLeague champion in 2022, when she was named the Final Four MVP, and again in 2026. Williams played forward in college for the UConn Huskies, and won back to back national championships in 2015 and 2016. She has played for the French national team in the Tokyo 2020 and the Paris 2024 Olympic games.
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The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's postseason each fall. The series was named the WNBA Championship until 2002.
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North American professional basketball league
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams. The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in New York City and Secaucus, New Jersey.
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Gabby Williams’s rise in the WNBA has been slow, methodical, and largely away from the media attention. Her 26-point charge in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals has now thrown her into the limelight, as the Valkyries take a 1-0 lead in the seven-game series.