Hours After Damian Lillard’s “MVP” Taunt, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Heartfelt Gesture Leaves Dennis Schroder Moved

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Dennis Schroder has been on cloud nine for the past few weeks. He signed a long-term deal with the Toronto Raptors and recently led his country to a brilliant FIBA World Cup 2023 Gold Medal. Thanks to his massive achievement, the German star has received a lot of praise from names like LeBron James and many others during this time.

Recently, the Raptors star showed some love for billionaire soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo on Instagram. Interestingly, this comes just days after he had tried to get CR7’s attention.

LeBron James’ ex-teammate is a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo’s action

Al Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is a man of the people. He has multiple charity ventures to his name, and he always spares some time for his fans regardless of the situation. Recently, the soccer legend gave a specially-abled artist a very heartwarming surprise. Iranian artist Fatimah Hamami is a huge Cristiano fan who is 85% paralyzed.

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However, that doesn’t stop her from achieving her goals. She made an amazing portrait of the 5-time Ballon D’or winner and it caught CR7’s attention. She met her idol recently and also clicked some pictures with him.

Sharing this on Instagram, Dennis Schroder seemed to be a fan of Ronaldo’s actions. He shared Al Nassr’s post on his story along with some heart emojis.

Damian Lillard took shots at Dennis Schroder

Germany beat the United States of America in the Semi-Finals to reach the FIBA World Cup finals and eventually be crowned champions. It looks like some NBA stars are still salty about their heartbreaking loss. “The NBA champs are world champs. I’ve been seeing everybody, coz they lost in the World Cup, like ‘we told you’. But, the best players in the world play in the NBA, all the best players in that tournament played in the NBA”, said Lillard.

Interestingly, the 6-time NBA All-Star had a valid point. Dennis Schroder, who won the MVP award, plays in the NBA like the other top performers in the tournament.

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