In an interview recently, American track and field athlete Noah Lyles mentioned his doubts about NBA players crowning the word “World Champion” after winning the championship.
“You know, the thing that hurts me the most is when I watch the NBA championship games and the players wear World Champion hats on their heads, what kind of world champion is that? America? Don’t get me wrong, I love America, but the NBA does not represent the world, track and field is a global sporting event, we have players from almost every country in the world come together and display the flag of the country they represent during the game, there is no flag in the NBA.”
From Noah Lyles’ point of view, the NBA is a professional sports event unique to North America, and the only one outside of the country is the Toronto Raptors, which is obviously not in line with the global scope. However, for NBA players, the league itself is quite international. Top stars such as Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić are all from overseas in the United States. In addition, as the pinnacle of the global professional basketball league, there is nothing wrong with the NBA champion claiming to be the world champion .
Of course, the differences of opinion also stem from the differences in their respective professional sports. The achievements of basketball are more reflected in the NBA league, while the achievements of track and field athletes are almost from the honor of international competitions. So it doesn’t seem so surprising that Noah Lyles’ remarks will attract responses from Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker and many other stars.
“World champion of what? The United States?”
Track and Field star Noah Lyles on NBA champs calling themselves World Champs.
(via @eurosport) pic.twitter.com/do1WC2vdYb
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 27, 2023
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and other NBA players respond to Noah Lyles’ comments. pic.twitter.com/O1eApkNpFG
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 28, 2023
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