The entire sporting realm has witnessed the NBA legend, LeBron James‘ grandeur and record-breaking moment during the LA Lakers’ match against the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, the Russian tennis legend, Maria Sharapova noticed something peculiar on the courtside that was packed with a number of celebrity attendees. The renowned American businessman, Phil Knight was also there in the stands seeing James create history.
While the whole crowd was busy capturing the iconic moment, Knight had something else to do. It is Sharapova who has spotted him doing something unique during the historical NBA match. Here’s what the Russian tennis beauty said about the co-founder of Nike.
Maria Sharapova notices something peculiar during LeBron James’ record-breaking moment
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The Los Angeles Lakers star, LeBron James has amazed the NBA community with another historical achievement. After bagging 38 points in his recent match against Oklahoma City, he has now surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become NBA’s all-time points record holder. A slew of spectators witnessed the iconic moment as it was a packed crowd in Los Angeles.
Even the co-founder of Nike, Phil Knight was there in the stands watching the Lakers star’s 38-point scoring performance against Oklahoma City. To capture that historical moment, almost every other fan in the stands took their phones to click images of James after he scored that record-breaking point. A picture of fans capturing that iconic moment on their phones has also broken the internet.
It also caught the attention of the Russian tennis legend, Maria Sharapova who noticed something unique in that picture. She noticed how quietly Knight was sitting while every other person on the courtside was busy clicking pictures of James and his antics. The 5 singles Grand Slam champion also took to her social media to lavish praise on the American businessman for truly enjoying LeBron’s record-breaking moment. Sharapova stated, “Phil Knight. No screen. No need”.
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Another WTA star witnessed James and his recent antics
After his recent triumphs in the NBA realm, the sports fashion powerhouse, Nike has recently released an advert to honor the Los Angeles Lakers star. The latest commercial showing some clips of James has also caught the attention of the Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka.
She also took to her social media to shower praise on the advertisement honoring the NBA legend. Osaka further lauded Nike for always releasing the best commercials considering some of the most iconic moments in the sporting community. However, her legion of fans wasn’t impressed with those remarks as they opposed her.
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