Soccer is one of the most popular sports on the planet. With its vast history and hundreds of thousands of players, stories can never stop coming. Whether is it players from other sports imitating the celebrations of soccer GOATs, Hollywood stars and pop artists fanboying over Lionel Messi, or other soccer stars claiming to be the stans of the legends.
Alex Morgan had made the news several times, either speaking about Lionel Messi or writing about him in her autobiography. However, the star is also a big fan of basketball and recently went to watch an NBA match.
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The USWNT star has her fan base though, she is an important part of the team for over 22 years. The two-time FIFA World Cup winner had scored 119 goals for the US in 200 international appearances. Morgan is often in debates as one of the best strikers.
Alex Morgan came to watch NBA
Last night Alex Morgan went to see an NBA match between San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers. Fans spotted her when she was seen on the big screen enjoying the match with Inter Miami midfielder Servando Carrasco.
U.S. Women’s star Alex Morgan and Inter Miami midfielder Servando Carrasco are in attendance at tonight’s Spurs game. Morgan got a huge ovation. pic.twitter.com/FecBMkndNQ
— Raul Dominguez Jr. (@Abrjsdad) December 13, 2022
The USWNT star posed and waved at the audience after being spotted. The whole stadium was cheering for the star after they announced her presence.
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In what could have been one of the closest matches, she managed to get an ovation from the audience. At one moment, the mascot also greeted Alex Morgan. The star player looked like she had a good time and enjoyed the game.
Spurs vs Cavaliers was extremely close
With the final score showing 112-111, it is easy to say that this was a very close match. Although the Cavaliers tried their best to come back from the trail and made 33 points in the final quarter, that was a tad bit short as the team lost just 1 point.
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Donovan Mitchell, from the Cavaliers, had the best performance as he scored 28 points. However, his efforts were in vain against Josh and Keldon. Keldon Johnson blocked what could have been a match-winning shot at 6.7 seconds to play and win his team an unexpected match.