As he prepares to challenge the Chinese ogre in the semi-finals of the team tournament, Félix Lebrun has invited Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton to play a game.
It’s one of the surprises of the Olympics. Several NBA stars have taken a liking to table tennis in general and to the Lebrun brothers in particular. “The Lebrun brothers are crazy,” wrote Tyrese Haliburton on X after watching the Lebrun siblings’ two round of 16 matches.
The Pacers leader added another layer on Tuesday, when interviewed by RMC. “He’s good, he’s good,” said the NBA star after Team USA’s quiet victory over Brazil. I really enjoy watching table tennis. The enthusiasm for him and his brother (Alexis Lebrun) is fantastic. It’s very cool to see. It was very nice to see him compete.” Sweet words that obviously made Félix Lebrun very happy.
“We can do a two-on-one if they want.”
“It’s incredible that people like him, who come from another sport and another country, came to see ping-pong, he rejoiced. That he says that about me and Alexis, it makes me really happy. I think there is a craze that is being created around table tennis, which is really cool. There is also Zidane who came to see. It is really great. Whether it is for us or for the discipline in France.
“It’s impressive. We never really get the chance to meet NBA basketball players. They play a lot in the United States. This time, it’s true that it was an opportunity. The fact that they came to watch ping pong and that they said on social media that it was their favorite sport at the Olympics is really cool,”
he added, even extending an invitation to Indiana’s leader and his partner Anthony Edwards, who is also passionate about ping-pong:
“It would be cool to be able to play a match. You can come to the Olympic village whenever you want, there’s a small table and we can play a match. We can play two on two with Alexis, no problem, we’ll play a match if they want. We can play two on one if they want, no problem.”
2024-08-08 06:21:00
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