After American sprinter Noah Lyles said in August that NBA title winners should not call themselves "world champions," he received pushback from players including Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Draymond Green and Devin Booker.
Lyles shared his comeback Friday after Team USA was upset 113-111 by Germany in the FIBA World Cup semifinals.
The U.S. sprinter reposted on X, formerly Twitter, a post combining the game's final score with an image of Lyles saying, "World champion of what?"
Lyles has since deleted the repost.
World Athleticsud83eudd10 <a href="https://t.co/36cW68XNmz">pic.twitter.com/36cW68XNmz</a>
Lyles also liked a different post commenting on the semifinals score.