After the songs in his honor on Sunday evening at the Bollaert stadium before the L1 shock between Lens and PSG (3-1), Kylian Mbappé was able to measure his worldwide popularity in the United States on Monday evening.
Taking advantage of a few days of rest granted by his coach Christophe Galthié, Kylian Mbappé and his Parisian teammate Achraf Hakimi, great friends in life, took the direction of the United States together where they attended the NBA match between the Brooklyn Nets and the San Antonio Spurs (139-103).
Since 2019 during the final between Toronto and Golden State, the Blues striker, a big NBA fan, likes to attend an NBA game when his schedule allows.
Last summer, he received a standing ovation during a WNBA game (the North American women's basketball league).
He had also attended the NBA Draft on the sidelines of a partnership between the North American organization and its production company.
KD 🤝 Mbappe 🤝 Hakimi pic.twitter.com/zdsLglSyMy
— NBA (@NBA) January 3, 2023
During last night's game, the hall's giant screens broadcast during a break the goals of the star of the France team in the last World Cup final against Argentina (3-3, 4 tab 2) before a camera shines its spotlight on Kylian Mbappé.
All smiles, the latter greeted the crowd who responded with a very loud ovation.
Huge applause for @KMbappe in the front row at Nets Spurs #NetsWorld pic.twitter.com/2JjFfulchQ
—Courtside Nets (@Courtsidenets) January 3, 2023
Before the meeting, the two Parisians received a visit from Nets superstar Kevin Durant, Olympic champion in 2021, who gave them a hug and then presented each with a jersey before posing.
.@KMbappe is all of us watching KD get buckets pic.twitter.com/wx3x2YdYtf
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 3, 2023