Those fleeting seconds after the final buzzer goes off can quickly turn into a blur.
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But this is a moment Keely Froling will remember for the rest of time.
The Canberra Capitals young gun had just helped her side to a second successive WNBL championship and she swung around to see her brother Sam Froling.
The Illawarra Hawks NBL player who had maybe even been more nervous than his sister in those final moments with the game in the balance.
"It was really nice, he was really cute," Froling said.
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"He came up and gave me a big hug after the game and he was all sweaty because he was so nervous at the end so that was really funny."
Sam was the only one in the stands with the rest of the Froling clan watching on wherever they could.
Among them of course was brother Harry, who plays for the Adelaide 36ers, and Keely's twin sister Alicia, whose maiden WNBL campaign was ruined by injury.
Their father Shane spent the best part of 20 years in the NBL while their mother Jenny recently became a WNBL life member.
She also has four championship rings to her name - and now her daughter is halfway there.
"I'm getting there, I'm coming for her that's for sure," Froling said.
"I sent them a quick message last night. Today I just messaged them to tell them I'd survived the night so they were happy about that."
Rest assured Froling's second ring fits a little better than her first.
Because this time around she played a bigger role for Canberra in a season which so often seemed as though it might fall apart.
"It's been such a crazy few weeks for us, and such a massive few weeks that it is kind of weird now, like it's over and we've won," Froling said.
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"From the start it was never an easy season, and even through this finals campaign it has been really hard-fought and the games have been so close. To get that big win is really cool.
"It's a lot different to last year. To me this one is way more special, we definitely didn't have an easy year.
"We fought through so much adversity and really got hit a lot of times. Last year we were expected to win and this year not so much, so just to be able to grind it out with our team is awesome.
"The girls we had, everyone put in every day of the week. This one is special.
"It's crazy. This season at one stage feels like it went forever, but then it also feels like it went so fast.
"For me, I knew I had to step up this year because we had injuries to Kelsey [Griffin] and that, so I'm really happy with how I went.
"As a basketballer and as a competitor you want to play more, so I'm obviously really happy with how I went and next year hopefully I will play even more and do better."
But what happens between now and then remains anything but clear.
Froling and Griffin were supposed to link up with the Australian three-on-three squad for a round of Olympic Games qualifiers in India in a fortnight.
But FIBA has opted to postpone the tournament due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.
To me this one is way more special, we definitely didn't have an easy year. We fought through so much adversity. Last year we were expected to win and this year not so much, so just to be able to grind it out with our team is awesome.
- Capitals player Keely Froling
Basketball's governing body is now working with the International Olympic Committee to find a solution with the tournament required to be held prior to April 24.
By which time Froling is due to be in Launceston for the NBL1 season.
Then there is the small matter of securing her future in the WNBL with Froling poised to join the entire Capitals squad on the free agency market.
Froling's two-year contract with Canberra has expired and the 24-year-old Townsville product is likely to attract interest from rival clubs.
But a return to the capital is on the radar as coach Paul Goriss prepares to launch a recruitment drive in search of a third consecutive championship.
"I'd obviously love to come back, I love it here and I have got so much better here," Froling said.
"I have so many great friends and the club is just awesome, so my plan is to come back and hopefully we can work something out."
Safe to say Froling has plenty on her plate right now - and between the contract negotiations, university exams and uncertainty about overseas tournaments, she has surgery to consider.
Froling still needs another round of surgery after a collision with Melbourne Boomers import Sophie Cunningham earlier this season left her with facial fractures.
But when she can actually find the time to fit it in is anyone's guess.
"That's a matter of just trying to get my timetable in order and finding a place where I can get a couple of weeks to actually do it and I won't get smacked in the face," Froling said.
"At this stage it's probably after NBL1, before the next WNBL season. I'll still be just breathing through one nostril for a while."