Atlanta Hawks star showed up to the match against the San Antonio Spurs wearing the famous No. '10' Argentine team shirt.
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Before the final, Young expressed his wish on Twitter. He wrote: “I need a Messi shirt!”, clarifying who he was going to support in the title match between Argentina and France.
Trae Young’s tweet came in the wake of Lionel Messi jersey getting sold out ahead of the Finals making it almost impossible for anyone to get their hands on the number 10 jersey.
NBA's official website reported that the World Cup Final performances of Messi and Mbappe wowed current and past NBA stars, including Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young, LA Lakers' LeBron James, and Argentenian basketball legend Manu Ginobili, who praised the World Cup winner on social media for his performance. And some of them acknowledge Lionel Messi as the sport's GOAT.
"Ahhh Messi is Leaving...," Trae Young wrote, adding a surprised emoji to his tweet to highlight his shock as the world came to know that Messi was leaving Barcelona in 2020.
Trae Young has been in impressive form over his last six games. He is averaging 30.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists. But, he is currently suffering from a knee injury.
Atlanta had won three straight in San Antonio. The Hawks last loss in San Antonio was 117-111 on April 2, 2019.
