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Noah Lyles Gave His Definition Of A World Champ, Then Became One

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August 6, 2024
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Noah Lyles

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors

August 6, 2024

Noah Lyles took home three gold medals at the World Championships and shared some critique for NBA players who consider themselves his equal.

Originally Published Aug. 8, 2023

Noah Lyles ran tight winning race at the Stade de France for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Still, Lyles managed to take home the gold for Team USA. The self proclaimed “world fastest man” won the race by being 0.005 of a second faster than his competitors.

Lyles is no stranger to being a fierce competitor. When speaking of his “fastest man” title he told ESPN, “Everybody knows that the title goes to the Olympic champion, and the world champion,” Lyles said last week. “Which, I am one of … and soon to be another one of.”

While his win should create pride in the hearts of many, some still can’t get over Lyles’ self aggrandizing at the expense of other athletes.

The sprinter spoke on the NBA world Championship in 2023. He questioned the accuracy of the “World Champions” title when the league finals is a national competition. BLACK ENTERPRISE covered the controversy surrounding Lyles‘ comments at the time.

I know the NBA “World Champions” hate to see a gold medal winning Noah Lyles coming pic.twitter.com/T73PUXNG7F

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) August 4, 2024

According to Sports Illustrated, the six-time world champion pointed out that players in the league only compete in the United States and Canada. However, they refer to themselves as “world champions” when they successfully win the Larry O’Brien trophy. “You know what hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have ‘world champion’ on their head. World champion of what? The United States?” said Lyles. His comments made their way to NBA superstars like Phoenix Suns teammates Kevin Durant and Devin Booker and Portland Trailblazers leader Damian Lillard.

Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and other NBA players respond to Noah Lyles’ comments. pic.twitter.com/O1eApkNpFG

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 28, 2023

“Somebody help this brother,” wrote Durant, while Booker chimed in with a face-palm emoji of his own. “Whatever… I’m smoking buddy in the 200m,” wrote the current reigning NBA Champion Denver Nuggets power forward Aaron Gordon. In recent years, the NBA has amassed a large international player presence and has launched several global initiatives to bring the game of basketball to other countries and continents. Mexican-American player Juan Toscano-Anderson, who has been an ambassador for the NBA in Mexico, also offered his opinion on the matter. “Last time I checked, the NBA was the best competition in the WORLD,” he said.

Players from all over the world set their sights on being drafted to the NBA as confirmation of their skills and ability to compete with the best players from across the globe. Though Lyles makes an interesting argument, the USA has shown up on the world stage and dominated in basketball competitions against the best players from other countries to the tune of 16 gold medals since the sport was first introduced to the Olympics in 1936.





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