Balogun channels his inner LeBron - who then crowns him 'Young King'

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/balgun-folarin/rVZLmUsU/"]Balogun[/a] twice put the ball in the net in the 2-0 victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bosnia-herzegovina/fqe7WYTr/"]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/a], whipping out James's signature dance move each time, though his first effort was ruled offside.[/p][p]"[b]THE [/b](Silencer) [b]HAS [/b](Arrived) [b]at the World Cup![/b]" posted James on X, using a shushing emoji and another of a plane landing.[/p][p]"H[b]elluva goal there Young[/b] (King)!" added [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]James[/a], whose nickname is King James, using another emoji featuring a crown.[/p][embed guid="8269ff72-c7b8-4c1e-aee9-d5305e4d2a82" url="https://x.com/KingJames/status/2072483243786481929" social-type="twitter" /][p]The post on X has received nearly four million views.[/p][p]James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, is known for performing the celebration after scoring, particularly when he sinks clutch, game-changing shots.[/p][p]The dance involves lifting his knees, pushing both palms down toward the floor, and tapping his chest, and signals that he has "silenced" an aggressive or vocal opponent.[/p][embed guid="8fc44380-8c19-4e19-bc7a-a862f719776a" url="https://x.com/NBAHistory/status/1624817042808537088/video/1" social-type="twitter" /][p]Balogun, 24, who was born in New York but raised in London and now lives and plays in France, is a basketball fanatic.[/p][p]When American soccer scouts became interested in convincing him to play for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]US[/a], rather than England or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nigeria/EBE2Xb3l/"]Nigeria[/a], they famously flew him to Florida and provided him with NBA courtside tickets.[/p][p]Balogun has scored three goals so far in this World Cup, as the US have reached the last-16, but he will not be able to play against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] on Monday, having been sent off in the second half of the Bosnia game.[/p][p]James, 41, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/lebron-james-to-leave-los-angeles-lakers-and-enter-free-agency/v3FxQbo3/"]announced this week that he will leave the Los Angeles Lakers[/a] but return for an unprecedented 24th season with another franchise, a move that rocked the league as free agency opened.[/p]