NBA Star Devin Booker Still Disputes Noah Lyles’ 'World Champions' Comment
- Noah Lyles enraged the NBA community by saying they shouldn't;t refer to themselves as world champion
- The American sprinter has received criticism since his controversial comment made during the World Athletics Championships
- He bagged the gold medal in the men's 100m at the Paris Olympics, but NBA star Devin Booker is still not convinced
Last year, Noah Lyles angered the NBA world by calling them out for referring to themselves as world champions.
Superstars like Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Damian Lillard were livid with Lyles's comment.
The American sprinter won the gold medal in the 100m at the Paris Olympics, but Booker still doesn't agree with Lyles' assessment.
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After winning the men's 100m title at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Lyles has some words for the NBA.
"You know the thing that hurts me the most? I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have 'world champion' on their head. "World champion of what? The United States? he said via journalist Jonathan Gault.
The newly crowned Olympic champion received intense backlash from fans for months, but his gold medal silenced some of his critics.
He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by five-thousandths of a second to claim his first Olympic gold medal. In the coming days, he could win the 200m and 4x100m relay gold.
Devin Booker responds to Lyles
Booker has won the gold medal with the USA basketball team and are seeking to win their fifth straight title at the Paris Olympics. He still believes Lyles is wrong.
"I still don't agree with the comment," Booker said via Bleacher Report. "I feel like all the best talent in the world is in the NBA, and this is coming from an Olympic gold medalist [who believes] that being an NBA champion is probably harder to do."
The Phoenix Suns star is yet to win an NBA title. The NBA has 30 teams, 29 from the USA and one from Canada.
South Sudan challenges USA basketball
Briefly News earlier reported that South Sudan pushed the USA to the limit in an exhibition game in London before the Paris Olympics kicked off.
The East African nation lost by a point and had a chance in the final seconds to steal the win but fell short. If they won, it could've been the biggest upset in basketball history.
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