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LeBron James, Trae Young, NBA players react to World Cup Final between Argentina and France

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Kyle Irving
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The entire world was tuned into the World Cup Final between Argentina and France on Sunday, including some of the biggest stars in the NBA.

Of course, there were players pulling for their native countries, like Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili rooting for Argentina and long-time veterans Nic Batum and Evan Fournier cheering for France. But other players like superstar forward LeBron James, All-Star guard Trae Young and known soccer fan Josh Hart were also locked in on the action.

Take a look below to see which NBA players were following along with the biggest sporting event of the year on Sunday.

If you missed any of the action, The Sporting News' had you covered with live updates from the electrifying World Cup Final here.

NBA players react to World Cup Final between Argentina and France

Hall of Famer Ginobili started the day off with a thread to follow along as he pulls for his native country, Argentina.

Frenchmen Batum and Fournier were also up early rooting for Les Bleus.

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Hart — a massive soccer fan — pledged his allegiance to Messi and Argentina...

...as did Celtics big man Al Horford.

Superstar LeBron James elected to remain neutral, calling Messi and Mbappe "two of the greatest ever!!" as he tuned into the game.

Once Messi netted the first goal to get the action going, plenty of players started chiming in on how the match was playing out so far.

Argentina took a 2-0 lead but Mbappe was quick to respond, scoring two goals to tie the game to send the entire world into a frenzy.

With the game headed into extra time, players are still tapping in to see the final result.

Messi buried the go-ahead goal in extra time and everyone rushed to Twitter to label him the GOAT.

Mbappe leveled the score late in extra time and players are giving this game its flowers immediately.

And after Argentina won in PKs, the NBA family took to Twitter to send their congratulations to Messi and the World Cup champions.