Black Athletes Using Black Panther's Wakanda Forever Salute

Victor Oladipo

The basketball player for the Indiana Pacers met Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan at the annual NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Los Angeles on Feb. 17. Before showing off his slam dunk, Oladipo threw on the superhero's mask and shared this sweet moment with the Black Panther himself.

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Jasmine Todd

The track and field athlete, who specializes in sprinting and jumping events, recently did the salute before competing at the USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque on Feb. 18.

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Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba

The Manchester United players exchanged the salute after scoring the winning goal in a game against Chelsea Football Club on Feb. 25.

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LeBron James and Jeff Green

Fans caught the Cleveland Cavaliers teammates doing the salute during a recent game on March 7. After seeing Black Panther shortly after its release, James gave it a lot of praise at a post-game press conference. "It's one of the greatest movies I've ever seen," James said.

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Myles Cale

The Seton Hall University basketball player did the salute during a recent game, as well. The freshman athlete later retweeted a gif of the moment and added, "Wakanda Forever," of course.

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Gaël Monfils

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The French tennis player celebrated a win during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California on March 11. On the movie's significance, Monfils told reporters, "It's great for the community, for our community, it means quite a lot." He confirmed that the salute was "definitely a shout-out saying I'm supporting the Black Panther's community."

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Sachia Vickery

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Sachia Vickery also demonstrated the salute during the BNP Paribas Open after winning a match on March 9. "That was definitely Wakanda Forever," the tennis player told WTA Insider. "I'm so obsessed with the movie. It's taking over my life. I have seen it four times already. Literally, I'm obsessed. I have watched it twice here. I may just keep watching it because it's been working out so well for me."

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