‘Help this brother’: Basketball stars hit back after Noah Lyles’ NBA jab
by Guardian sport from US news | The Guardian on (#6E7T7)
- Sprinter questions NBA's world champion' claims
- Players including Kevin Durant and Devin Booker respond
Noah Lyles had a brilliant week at the World Athletics Championships, winning gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay, but it's safe to say that he's not universally popular among his fellow US sports stars.
Lyles, who is one of the most quotable athletes in the world, took a jab at the NBA after winning his third gold. I watch the NBA finals and they have world champion' on their head. World champion of what? The United States?" Lyles said.
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