For the second time in it’s history, France is the World Cup champion.
Celebrations erupted all over France, and in French enclaves around the world — and the celebrations spilled over to social media. NBA players from France were posting their joy, as you’d expect.
CHAMPIONS DU MONDE !!! 🇫🇷INCROYABLE !!@equipedefrance ⭐️⭐️
— Tony Parker (@tonyparker) July 15, 2018
Champions du monde. ⭐️⭐️🇫🇷 #ToBeContinued pic.twitter.com/O4HvbqjSbB
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) July 15, 2018
CHAMPIONS DU MONDE ⭐⭐️ pic.twitter.com/RWMkbx4lRN
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) July 15, 2018
FRANCE !!!!!🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
— Ian Mahinmi (@ianmahinmi) July 15, 2018
CHAMPIONS DU MONDE
ZIZICOPTEEEEEEEEEEERE !!!!!!!!!!
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) July 15, 2018
🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁
Other NBA players, international and domestic, also were in on the party.
Damn this hurts...
— Ivica Zubac (@ivicazubac) July 15, 2018
What a run!! Nobody expected us to be here. You made all Croatians around the world very proud! Hvala vam legende 🇭🇷🇭🇷
— Ivica Zubac (@ivicazubac) July 15, 2018
CHAMPIONS !!! 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
— Frank Ntilikina (@FrankLikina) July 15, 2018
What a #WorldCup!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) July 15, 2018
Thanks to #France and #Croatia for this wonderful final!
Félicitations à la France!!! 🇫🇷 #WorldCupFinal
Allez la c’est fini... La France est CHAMPIONNE DU MONDE
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 15, 2018
The best TEAM in the world by far. Proud of my entire country,showing incredible togetherness,love and support trough all and everywhere! Sports brings people together. I love you all. 🇭🇷 HRVATSKA! 🇭🇷 Also congratulations to France! @FrankLikina @DalloBoris12 @EvanFourmizz
— Mario Hezonja (@mariohezonja) July 15, 2018
French Fans Now 🇫🇷😂#WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/5BpVTaclut
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) July 15, 2018
Even some NBA teams got in on the online congratulations party.
🇫🇷🏆🇫🇷🏆🇫🇷🏆🇫🇷🏆🇫🇷🏆
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) July 15, 2018
Congrats on being a WORLD CUP CHAMPION, @benmendy23!!!! pic.twitter.com/XgW3vK9LQn