The triple gold medalist in Budapest took aim at his country’s basketball league as they call themselves in vain. NBA stars came out to answer him.
noah lyles, American sprinter, stands out at the World Athletics Championships taking place in Budapest. The 26-year-old athlete won three gold medals in different events in this tournament. The Florida native won the 100m, 200m and 4×100 relay. But when they got their assignments, he discovered the term used in his country to refer to the champions of nba. The answer is immediate.
“I got to watch the NBA Finals and see how they were called world champions. World champion of what?… USA? Don’t get me wrong. I love America, sometimes, but we’re not the world. Here we are in the world. Almost all countries are fighting, fighting to win, using their flags to show that they are represented. In the NBA there is no flag. We must do more. We must represent the world.” threw the sprinter.
These statements had an impact on the main figures of the basketball world. One of them is Tyler Herro, who gave his opinion on social networks: “The NBA is the best league in the world, so the champions are “world champions”.. Instagram is also one of the stages where some of the most important players in the American competition have given their opinion on these statements. In some of them, Aaron Gordon, Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.
Noah Lyles, triple gold medalist in Budapest 2023
The American sprinter established himself world champion for the first time in 100 meters (9.83 seconds), retaining his crown the 200 meters (19.51 seconds) and repeated in the 4×100 relay test. In this way, add his sixth international title and his ninth medal considering the bronze in the 200 meters of Tokyo 2020 and silver in the 4×100 of Eugene 2022.
Photo: World Athletics Press | Video: Eurosport
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