Someone to look up to! Superstar footballer Kylian Mbappe joins French basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft Lottery… with the San Antonio Spurs set to pick up the 7ft 5in star with the No. 1 pick
Kylian Mbappe has joined basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft Lottery.
The Texas-based San Antonio Spurs received the Draft Lottery’s No. 1 pick on Tuesday night.
Generational talent Wembanyama, once described by basketball legend Lebron James as an “alien”, is set to be picked up by Spurs.
Sports Mail reported on Tuesday that French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappe watched the 19-year-old 7ft 5in’s final regular season game.
And Paris Saint-Germain striker Mbappe, one of the best players in the world, met Wembanyama on draft night, a video on social media has revealed.
Kylian Mbappe (left) has joined basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft Lottery
The official English-language Twitter account of Ligue 1, France’s top football division, posted a photo of the couple posing happily with the caption: “French Excellence”.
The NBA France account then posted a video of the duo meeting on the evening of the Draft Lottery.
Footage on Twitter shows Mbappe greeting Wembanyama, shaking hands warmly and chatting before being taken to another room.
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