Noah Lyles has been a force to be reckoned with in the track and field realm. This Olympic medalist has several accolades under his belt. One of which was the double triumph in the recently concluded world championships in Budapest. Every time he steps on the track, a new achievement waits for him, and he never fails to deliver. However, he is one of those athletes who finds himself in the midst of controversies as well. Along similar lines, he faced scrutiny from the NBA world recently for his comments on NBA championships.

This current double world champion made a statement in a post-race interview which back-fired for him. In his interview, this 26-year-old American said that NBA champions should not call themselves world champions, and his “World champions of what” affirmation went viral. Days have passed since this incident, and Team USA lost against Lithuania in the ongoing FIBA World Cup. In the wake of this, American team has been trolled massively by the online community, and the fans are now backing Noah Lyles.

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A post-race interview with Noah Lyles caught attention of everyone after he shared his opinions on NBA winners calling themselves world champions. Speaking about which , Lyles said, “The thing that hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA finals, and they have world champions on their heads. World champions of what? The United States.” He added that he loves the US, but that is not the world, and said that world is where the countries are fighting and thriving to become the world champions. Lyles garnered scrutiny for this from both the fans and the NBA stars.

He was trolled by the fans, and several of them suggested Lyles to shut his mouth and just talk about running, while many others said the NBA is a league that garners the best hoopers from the world, and henceforth they are the world champions. Many of them even pulled their support from Noah Lyles and reprimanded him for his words. NBA stars like Juan Toscano-Anderson and Kevin Durant also called out Lyles, asking him to shut his mouth. Aaron Gordon even issued an open challenge to Lyles for a 200-meter heat. A few days later, Lyles is again in the headlines, and this time he is getting all the support from the fans. This support came after the USA lost their match against Lithuania on Sunday and got knocked out of the tournament.

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Fans are rallying behind Lyles now

Many fans are trolling the American team while connecting them with hilarious memes. One fan shared the image of a man celebrating, and he captioned the image as “Noah Lyles right now.”

One other fan reposted USA Basketball’s post after their loss, and he captioned the retweet, “Right after every NBA player lashes out at Noah Lyles, bad timing.”

Another fan retweeted NBA Centel’s tweet in which Lyles shared his reaction to the USA’s loss and wrote, “Noah lyles should be secretary of foreign affairs…”

One other fan posted a video of a girl saying, “I told you all” and wrote, “Noah Lyles seeing USA lose to Lithuania.”

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As the NBA vs. Noah Lyles debate continues, the recent loss of Team USA in the FIBA World Cup has fans rallying behind Noah Lyles. Despite facing scrutiny from NBA stars earlier, Lyles is now garnering support from fans as they humorously connect the loss to his viral statement. Now fans must be eagerly waiting for the reactions of NBA stars to this loss.

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