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With USA losing to Germany in the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup, Noah Lyles had the last laugh on his NBA and world champions statement, and has come for Drake's insult at him.
World's fastest man Noah Lyles has come for music star Drake for shading him on his 'world champions' dig at the NBA.
Lyles caused a stir when he declared that it was improper for American sports champions such as the NBA to refer to themselves as "world champions" since they only compete against American teams.
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Drake was quick to join several NBA players in their criticism of Lyles for pointing out that a domestic championship is not the same as a world title.
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16:00 - 29.08.2023
Shots fired: Drake, basketball stars roast sprint sensation Noah Lyles over ‘NBA world champions’ jibe
The rapper was among those who dismissed the newly-crowned 100m and 200m world champion after he said NBA players should not refer to themselves as ‘world champions’
“He thought this speech was gonna be so hard in the mirror the night before… now the whole league doesn’t rate u,” Drake commented on an Akademiks repost of Lyles’ comments with a series of laughing emojis.
Ironically, the multiple-track champion had the evidence to invalidate the shots fired at him as Team USA unexpectedly lost to Germany 113-111 in the semifinal of the FIBA World Cup.
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In an interview with TMZ, the six-time world champion came for Drake, who has never played any sport at a professional level. Lyles seemed unbothered for the most part as he said: “Just go home, buddy. Go home.”
Then speaking to Chris Cohen of gq.com, Lyles was even more expressive about the Canadian Rapper knowing nothing about the NBA.
"There are a bunch of funny things that come from it, like having Drake notice it. Like, Drake, what are you doing here? Go back home. This is an NBA conversation."
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13:11 - 12.09.2023
"I gave up trying to break the 200m World Record in Budapest' - Noah Lyles
Noah Lyles has confirmed that winning the 100m and 200m titles at the World Championships in Budapest wasn't easy, and had to give up on breaking Usain Bolt's 200m World Record.
However, Lyles believes the NBA remains the best Basketball league in the world, but there needs to be clarifications between the national and the world side.
"To be honest, I truly think the NBA is the best. That was never the doubt. But, there is a level of not understanding the two sides of sports. 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."
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01:30 - 04.09.2023
'Apologise to Noah Lyles' - Reactions after USA loses Basketball game to Lithuania
The USA men's basketball team loss to Lithuania at the FIBA World Cup has been met with several reactions online, and many believe Noah Lyles should be apologised to for his 'world champions' shade.
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