Noah Lyles doubles down on ROASTING NBA, calls out Drake
Lyles claps back at rapper Drake for dissing him.
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Noah Lyles has recently been making the rounds in the NBA news due to his hot take. He believes NBA champions self-proclaim themselves as world champions when they should not be deserving of such a title as they are based solely in the USA. The international track and field superstar received backlash from various NBA stars; even Canadian rapper Drake chimed in, and Lyles did not take kindly to this.
Lyles was interviewed, during which he took shots at the NBA. He stated, “The thing that hurts me the most, is I have to watch the NBA finals, and they have world champion on they head. World champion of what? “That is not the world; we are the world; we have almost every country out here fighting, thriving putting on they flag to show that they are represented. There ain’t no flags in the NBA.”
Post his interview, superstars like Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and Bam Adebayo, to name a few, went after Lyles. Lyles was attacked league-wide by mostly US-born players and his logic was called into question. Renowned rapper Drake commented as well, saying, “He thought this speech was gonna be so hard in the mirror the night before.. now the whole league doesn’t rate you.”
Lyles did not back down and clapped back at Drake. He went after the fact that it was an NBA topic, something which Drake should not have a say in. He stated, “Drake, what are you doing here? Go back home. This is an NBA conversation. To be honest, I truly think the NBA is the best. There’s the national side and there’s the world side, and you can’t have the world championship title without facing the rest of the world.”
Who is Noah Lyles?
Noah Lyles seemingly popped out of nowhere in the NBA fans’ atmosphere due to his comments about the league. Lyles has credibility behind his name, which allows him to make such bold claims. He is a well-established athlete who has won numerous times and made his nation proud. He is described as the next star in the sport of track and field after the Usain Bolt era.
He won a hat trick of gold in the recent World Athletics Championship held in Budapest. He ultimately aims to win gold on the biggest stage, the 2024 Olympics and Lyles looks like he is well on his way to doing just that. In the 2023 World Athletic Championship, Lyles was beyond dominant, winning gold in the 100 M, 200 M, and 4×100 M men’s relays. He accomplished the coveted sprint double only previously accomplished by Jamaican Usain Bolt.
He is 26 years old, hails from Gainesville, Florida, and has a bright future ahead of him. He took home a bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and is now a six-time world champion. He has personal bests of 9.83 seconds for the 100 m and 19.31 seconds for the 200 m; the 200 m timing is an American record, making his time the third fastest ever recorded.
Lyles won a gold medal in the 200 m during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. He won gold medals in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay during the 2016 World U20 Championships. He has a well-established career and still has a long career ahead of him.
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