The Lakers legend that inspired Mbappe to defeat Poland in the World Cup

The World Cup has started its Knockout round, where no mistakes are permitted. No longer allow any errors as if your team loses is gone, it already happened to the US National team against the Netherlands, and they were eliminated.

France is the favorite to repeat winning a back-to-back World Cup, and they proved it by easily defeating Lewandoski's Poland. Mbappe is only 23 years old and is looking to win his second World Cup.

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Mbappe scored two goals to lead his national team to the next round, the quarterfinals. But Kylian is a known NBA fan, and one of his main inspirations is one of the Los Angeles Lakers' biggest legends.

Kobe Byant was growing up an NBA idol for Mbappe, and the Lakers are his favorite team. Mbappe, when 18, met his idol Kobe and balled with him, learning from his "Mamba Mentality, " which was displayed in tonight's game.

Mbappe is an NBA and Lakers fan

It is known that the french player Kylian Mbappe is a long-time NBA fan, and his favorite team is, of course, the Los Angeles Lakers. One of his basketball idols is, to this day, Kobe Bryant, who keeps inspiring athletes and people worldwide.