The United States is not spared from the Mbappé phenomenon. On Monday evening, January 2, the French forward was cheered by the crowd at the Barclays Center in New York, where an NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and the San Antonio Spurs was taking place. The ovation came as the giant screen above the floor had just broadcast his goals against Argentina in the World Cup final, before revealing the face of the Paris-Saint-Germain player present in the room.
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On Twitter, American journalist Alex Schffer, who follows the New York team, said Mbappé had received “ the loudest ovation [qu’il ait] never heard in this room for a personality not related to the world of basketball. A sign of the great popularity of the 24-year-old footballer, even in the United States where “football” is not the main sport.
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Accompanied by his friend and PSG teammate Achraf Hakimi, Kylian Mbappé was honored to receive a jersey from Nets superstar Kevin Durand, before being invited to join the New Yorkers players’ dressing room following the match. Which comforts him for the defeat of the club from the capital on Sunday on the RC Lens pitch (1-3).
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