Noah Lyles has poked one other jab on the NBA this summer time, with the observe star saying he doesn’t know who three-time MVP Nikola Jokic is.
Noah Lyles Provides Extra Gasoline To NBA Fireplace
Observe star and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles has shared his controversial opinions on the NBA prior to now earlier than and but once more he has taken one other jab on the basketball world this week with one other questionable assertion.
Whereas showing on the Nightcap Present hosted by Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson this week, Lyles was questioned if he thinks Jokic is the very best basketball participant on this planet.
In a typical response from Lyles, the 27-year-old mentioned: “Imma be sincere, I don’t know who that’s.”
Shannon Sharpe: “Is Nikola Jokic among the finest gamers on this planet?”
Noah Lyles: “Imma be sincere, I don’t know who that’s.” 👀
(through @NightcapShow_)pic.twitter.com/Op3RVfczGP
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 18, 2024
Jokic is a three-time NBA MVP and it’s exhausting to imagine Lyles doesn’t know who he’s, after the Serbian additionally picked up a bronze medal at this 12 months’s Olympics
Lyles has let his conceitedness present prior to now and this actually isn’t the primary dig he has taken on the NBA, after his feedback on the league went viral final 12 months.
“You recognize the factor that hurts me essentially the most is that I’ve to observe the NBA Finals they usually have ‘world champion’ on their head,” Lyles mentioned in 2023.
“World champion of what? The USA? Don’t get me incorrect, I really like the U.S. at occasions, however that ain’t the world.”
Lyles gained the 100m at this 12 months’s Paris Olympic Video games, however he did not reside as much as expectations in his favoured 200m occasion as he was solely in a position to choose up a bronze medal earlier than later confirming that he raced with Covid-19.
Lyles Addresses Tyreek Hill Race
The controversial feedback didn’t finish there on the podcast, with Lyles additionally addressing Tyreek Hill’s current claims that the NFL star might beat him in a race.
Lyles responded to Hill’s request to race, saying: “If he’s severe about it, not simply speaking on the web … in the event you’re severe about it, you’ll see me on observe”
The Dolphins’ star extensive receiver was fast to reply to Lyles once more, taking to X to formally ask the observe star to signal a contract for a 50-yard sprint.
Signal the contract and lock in that fifty yard race …. https://t.co/b2I0QXojvU
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) August 18, 2024
Whereas a race between Hill and Lyles appears extremely unlikely, it’s actually one thing that might curiosity followers world wide with Tyreek ‘cheetah’ Hill broadly considered the quickest participant in soccer.
