(Photo : Megan Briggs/Getty Images) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – (L-R) NBA participant LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers hugs Lionel Messi (#10) of Inter Miami CF previous to the Leagues Cup 2023 match between Cruz Azul and Inter Miami CF at DRV PNK Stadium on July 21, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Two of the most important names in sports activities linked up on the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
GOAT issues. 😏
Messi x @KingJames pic.twitter.com/HBtkucee4w
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 22, 2023
Lionel Messi shared a second with Los Angeles Lakers famous person LeBron James forward of his Inter Miami debut towards Mexican aspect Cruz Azul within the Leagues Cup.
The NBA’s all-time main scorer approached the current World Cup winner, giving him an extended hug, then saying a couple of phrases earlier than hugging him once more.
James and Messi are thought of by many as the very best ever to play their respective sports activities. The final time that the 2 publicly met was over a decade in the past when James attended a coaching session of FC Barcelona in 2011.
While the 2 have been already superstars again then, James was nonetheless looking for his first NBA championship coming off an upset loss towards the Dallas Mavericks in that yr’s NBA Finals.
Meanwhile, Messi had but to show his supernatural skills outdoors the Blaugrana striped shirt, failing to deliver success to the Argentina nationwide crew within the early a part of the 2010s decade.
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Other superstars current for Messi’s debut
Several different notable personalities have been within the stadium to witness Messi’s first official membership sport in America.
Tennis nice Serena Williams was noticed among the many crowd, in addition to the Beckham household.
Reality star Kim Kardashian was additionally in attendance, and she shared in a pregame interview that her son is “obsessed” with the game.
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