Basketball stars are big sports fans, too. Upon the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup, where France won against Croatia, NBA stars voiced out their respective reactions on social media.

Tony Parker of the Charlotte Hornets, a French native himself, congratulated his country for a job well done:

Fellow French men, some of which were Parker’s teammates in the national team, also congratulated the football squad.

But it wasn’t just French players who congratulated the winning team. Joel Embiid, whose first sport is actually football and has entertained the idea of playing for France as a naturalized citizen, sent out his reactions on Twitter. Pau Gasol, too, joined in the fun.

However, not everyone had high spirits upon the World Cup’s conclusion. Ivica Zubac of the Los Angeles Lakers, a Croatian native, admitted that the loss hurt.

But he tweeted out another message, this time with a more positive message for the Croatian national team.

The FIFA World Cup provided great entertainment for basketball fans caught in limbo in the summer.  It’s a totally different sport but it possesses the same thrill and competition basketball fans crave for. Who knows, some basketball fans might have caught the football fever themselves. In 2022, in the next FIFA World Cup, can we expect more basketball fans proudly professing their loyalty to their own football national teams?