David Alaba gifts Victor Oladipo a Real Madrid jersey as they interact in Yoruba.
NBA star Victor Oladipo is back on the social media trends once again.
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The veteran NBA star is trending following his involvement with football as a basketball player.
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Nigerian NBA star Victor Oladipo teams up with Odumodublvck and Black Sherif.
Victor Oladipo teams up with David Alaba
Oladipo who plays for the Houston Rockets teamed up with Real Madrid defender David Alaba.
Oladipo born in the United States of America to Nigerian parents identifies with his roots and does afrobeat music in his spare time from the court.
![Along with the photos was a narration by Alaba about his relationship with God.](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/15072023/c870b7e3-6805-466a-b31f-625a061b5ef7.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
Just like Oladipo, Alaba was born to Nigerian parents in Austria hence a bond.
Oladipo took to social media to celebrate his meeting with Alaba.
He praised Alaba with his caption showing off a Real Madrid jersey he received.
Oladipo said, "Buroda Mi @davidalaba 🫱🏾🫲🏿🙏🏿🙌🏿🇳🇬🇺🇸🇵🇭."
![Oladipo praised Alaba with his caption showing off a Real Madrid jersey he received. Instagram/Victor Oladipo](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/08112023/e6961d11-84a4-4fb1-a939-a277491ed583.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
Alaba, who identifies with his Nigerian roots recently gifted President Bola Tinubu a Real Madrid jersey.
Oladipo on the trends
![Real Madrid defender David Alaba has gone viral on social media after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Paris.](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/23062023/a98ad9d0-fe68-4140-9fe2-8c7647140072.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
Oladipo was on the trends as The Nike headquarters in New York served as the venue for the "Battle of the Real Jollof".
The event included a basketball match between Nigeria and Ghana for bragging rights
It involved a competitive basketball game, a jollof rice tasting test, and the greatest Afrobeats and amapiano sounds as part of this celebration of diaspora culture.
![The Jollof battle involved a competitive basketball game between Ghana and Nigeria, a jollof rice tasting test, and the greatest Afrobeats and amapiano sounds as part of this celebration of diaspora culture. - Instagram/Victor Oladipo](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/23102023/3eeff5fe-11c6-42eb-94b9-db3a3020198b.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
The basketball match, which brought influencers and hoopers together for an exhibition, showcased the amicable rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria.
Two-time NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo and ESPN's Ros Gold-Onwude managed team Nigeria.
It came after Oladipo teamed up with Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck along with Ghanaian singer and rapper Mohammed Ismail Sherif, professionally known as Black Sherif.
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