William and Kate in New York: Basketball superstar LeBron James breaks royal ...
After enjoying a game of basketball in New York last night, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met one of the sport's biggest stars.
The royal couple and LeBron James seemed to get along famously after the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-88 - so well in fact that 6ft 8in sportsman felt comfortable enough to break royal protocol and put his arm around Kate.
As the three posed and smiled for photographs, James placed his hand on the Duchess' shoulder - just like Michelle Obama did to the Queen when she met her four years ago.
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Basketball star: Prince William and Kate with Cavaliers' player LeBron JamesIt had been a day of firsts for the royal couple and they declared themselves impressed by their first NBA game.
'It was good, really good. Our first time,' the Prince told the 6ft 8in 29-year-old star after a day of contrasts. 'I went to the White House for the first time. It was quite daunting.'
James asked William what size shoes he wore. 'Half the size of yours,' he joked, pointing at the basketball player's huge feet.
The superstar also presented the couple with a gift-wrapped box of cup cakes from his home town, Akron, Ohio, and Cavaliers jerseys - a maroon one for Prince George that said 'George 1' on it and the other, a yellow one that said 'Cambridge 7.'
Kate held the yellow one and William the maroon one, as James posed for pictures with the couple, putting his arm around the Duchess's shoulder.
Earlier, James had backed protests over the deaths of black men at the hands of white police officers, wearing an 'I Can't Breathe' T shirt during the warm up.
But there was no mention of the controversy when he met the royal couple.
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