Ovechkin and his sons photographed with LeBron James

After the NBA regular season match between Washington and Los Angeles Lakers on January 31, an informal meeting of two world sports stars, Alexander Ovechkin and LeBron James, took place.

Alexander Ovechkin, the captain of the Washington Capitals hockey club, attended the game and met with Lakers leader LeBron James after the final siren. The athletes had a warm conversation, exchanged memorable T-shirts and took a photo together, Sport-Express reports.

Ovechkin and James are considered to be among the greatest players in the history of their sports. The Russian striker is the NHL's best sniper and Washington's longtime leader, while James is a four—time NBA champion and one of the league's most productive players ever.

In the last match against Washington, James scored 20 points, made three rebounds and provided six assists.

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