Bleacher Report · Aug 28, 2023
Durant, Lillard, More NBA Players Question Noah Lyles' 'World Champion' Comment
U.S. Track and Field athlete Noah Lyles has called out the NBA and the players have responded.
Lyles questioned NBA players using the term "world champion" when referring to winning the Larry O'Brien trophy, saying "world champion of what...the United States?"
Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Aaron Gordon and more all had responses for Lyles question.
SportsCenter Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and other NBA players respond to Noah Lyles' comments. pic.twitter.com/O1eApkNpFG
Durant stated "somebody help this brother" and Gordon challenged him to a 200-meter race. The overall consensus from the players was that Lyles point was nonsense.