LeBron James has dubbed Kylian Mbappe as ‘The Chosen One Jnr’ as basketball royalty met the World Cup winner and Neymar on Thursday night.

The NBA star posed for pictures with the Paris Saint-Germain duo before signing a Los Angeles Lakers jersey and basketball for Mbappe.

LeBron was then presented with a PSG shirt before posing for photos on each athlete’s Instagram page.

Neymar poses for a picture with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Thursday evening

LeBron also got the chance to meet Neymar’s Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe

LeBron refers to Mbappe as ‘The Chosen One Jnr’ as the swap jerseys on Thursday evening

Mbappe was particularly starstruck with the LA Lakers man, showing off his gifts to all of his followers on his story. 

‘King James’ was also high in praise of the World Cup winner by dubbing him ‘The Chosen One Jnr’ after referring to himself as ‘The Chosen One’.

Brazil international Neymar gleamed as he got his picture with the four-time MVP on Thursday evening.  

the 19-year-old striker shows off his signed LA Lakers jersey to his Instagram followers

The PSG forward also received a basketball with LeBron’s signature during their encounter

LeBron is a self-proclaimed Liverpool fan and is a stakeholder in the Merseyside club. He recently made clear his allegiance to Jurgen Klopp’s side while on camera.

James received a 2 per cent stake in the club in 2011, worth around £4.95m. But, according to ESPN, the NBA star’s investment is now paying dividend.

After the Reds reached last season’s Champions League final with semi-final victory over Roma, the stake is now worth up to £24.4m.