Vinicius presents his exclusive collection of signed NBA jerseys with a surprise absence

IIt is no secret that Vinicius Jr. is a big fan of the NBA. Often when the football season ends he goes to the UNITED STATES to watch some playoff games from the front row and has good relationships through social media and in person with some NBA players.

Following these contacts, the real Madrid The forward has built an exclusive collection of jerseys signed by NBA players, as he showed on his Instagram.

In his small NBA museum, Vinicius has a large selection of player jerseys. You can see jerseys signed by some of the league's biggest stars such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Jimmy Butler, Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, DeMar DeRozan and LaMelo Ball.

But there is also room in his curious collection for other jerseys signed by more “middle class” players. This is the case of the former player Leandro Barbosaunderstandable because both are Brazilian. And also those of Clint Capela, Harrison Barnes and Jayson Richardsona little more extravagant, because they are minor players in the best league in the world.

Strange is the absence of Doncic's jersey

What is surprisingly missing from his exclusive collection, or at least from the images shown by the player himself, is the absence of the former Madrid player's jersey. Luka Doncica huge NBA star and an icon for Los Blancos.

THE The Nonconformists The player congratulated Vinicius on social media for his excellent performance in the Clasico against Barcelona Last January, the Slovenian scored 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks, later that month, and the Brazilian returned the favor and applauded his achievement.

No room for Real Madrid fan Embiid

It is only a matter of time before Doncic's signed jersey is in Vinicius' private collection, which also lacks that of another illustrious Madridista in the NBA, the Sixers pivot. Joel Embiidwho never misses an opportunity whenever he can to show his support for the Blancos through social networks, and even by wearing the team's jersey.

And while Vinicius had many football icons to look up to in Brazil growing up, he was also inspired by LeBron Jameswhom he idolizes as revealed by Tania Ganguly of The Athletic: “Vinicius said in an interview that he didn't follow basketball growing up in Brazil, but that LeBron “was a bit of a superhero to me as a kid” and served as an inspiration for his own athletic exploits…”

Vinicius met his hero last Christmas after watching the Lakers-Celtics game live. The two met outside the locker room, exchanged jerseys and had a short chat. Vinicius also said on the occasion that he hoped to play as long as LeBron, who turns 40 on Dec. 30 and will be playing his 22nd season in the NBA.