The Brooklyn Nets may just be the best show in basketball right now. When this season started, this franchise was one of the closest to the bottom. And yet now, after 11 wins on the bounce, this team now sits 2nd in a very strong eastern conference.
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Now, it’s hard to imagine any celebrity missing this franchise’s games. After all, with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving the best basketball they have played in years, basketball seems a lot more fun.
And to some, it may seem so much fun that they’d be willing to fly out from a whole different country just to see this duo do their thing.
And clearly, the biggest player from the most recent FIFA World Cup was thinking the exact same way.
Kylian Mbappe takes a break between games to see Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving perform for the Nets
Kylian Mbappe plays for Paris’s football club, Paris Saint-Germain, or PSG for short, who have their next game coming up in about 4 days.
So, what is he doing all the way in Brooklyn, New York?
As fans spotted, happily attending a Nets game.
Kylian Mbappé is courtside at Barclays for Nets-Spurs 🇫🇷⚽️🏀#NETSonYES pic.twitter.com/y1vWsdCaxl
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) January 3, 2023
4 days is a long time, especially when you’re worth $150 Million, and can simply pull short trips to complete other countries. So, his football club likely doesn’t mind.
But, how did the fans feel about this encounter?
How did the fans react to Kylian Mbappe sitting courtside?
Of course, the fans at the arena were absolutely spellbound at the site of the young football phenom. However, fans on Twitter went that little extra mile.
Mbappe AND Hakimi pic.twitter.com/OvHt0q68Nl
— Kay🗺️ (@Kay4948) January 3, 2023
Is Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi (PSG and Morocco Player)
— Antonio García (@NotCaveira) January 3, 2023
Soccer players and basketball players really share the same intrest in sports because it’s basically the same thing
— imbetter (@whatkelthinks) January 3, 2023
So close, yet so far @sarahkustok 👋 pic.twitter.com/fXeSHYoYgM
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) January 3, 2023
Can’t forget Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi.