Nets Star Kyrie Irving Shares a Special Moment With Soccer Legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic After Breaking 20 Year Old Record vs Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks

After his appearance in the world cup final with tennis legend Novak Djokovic, we spotted Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Brooklyn last night. The Swedish soccer legend was there to see one of the NBA games. After a month of action, the soccer world is on a break before the Premier League season resumes in a couple of days. Few players are resting, few have joined their club already, and from the looks of it, Argentinian players are still celebrating.

Zlatan, however, is recovering from an injury, and it is unclear if he has recovered. Despite being unable to qualify for the mega tournament, Zlatan was present in the FIFA WC final. last night he was present in the side-court in Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks and met Kyrie Irving.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a big fan of the NBA and had been involved in the sport for a long time. Who can forget his war of words with the NBA giant LeBron James? Yesterday, though, was a bit different, as Zlatan was smiling and happy.

When Zlatan Ibrahimovic met Kyrie Irving

After a record-breaking match between Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, NBA shared a video post-match where soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic met Nets’ Point Guard Kyrie Irving.

They appeared to be talking before they hugged, and Kyrie gave him his jersey. The amount of respect these athletes have for each other is easy to determine.

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Interestingly, he would choose to watch a Nets game rather than Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he might have a deeper connection. He had played in MLS for the LA Galaxy. However, the star must be thrilled as the match went to break a 20-year-old record!

Nets vs Bucks was record-breaking

After the FIFA WC’s last match turned into a nail-biter and went on to become one of the best soccer matches ever, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was present in a match that topped its last 20 years. Yesterday, Nets defeated Bucks by 118-110. Despite the best efforts by Giannis Antetokounmpo, the match was always in control of the Nets and their 18-point win over Bucks was special.

This win was the biggest point difference by the Nets over the Bucks in a regular season in the last 20 years. The last time they beat Milwaukee Bucks for more than 18 points was in 2002. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was present to enjoy the quest by the team. At this point, it seems like every match this guy is an audience of turns into the best!

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