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Noah Lyles, world champion, asks why the NBA calls themselves world champs
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:36 am
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:36 am
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“I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have world champion on their heads. World champion of what? The United States? Don’t get me wrong. I love the U.S. at times. But that ain’t the world...We are the world. We have almost every country out here fighting and thriving and putting on a flag to show that they are represented. There ain’t no flags in the NBA.”
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Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:38 am to Ingeniero
Does he not realize the best player across the world come to play in the nba?
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:39 am to Ingeniero
Obvious NBA/MLB/NFL are the highest level and internationally represented, but I always thought it was stupid these teams were called "world champions" - so I'm on this guy's side
Just call them champions
Just call them champions
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:40 am to sunnydaze
The NBA declared themselves world champions even when there was 2 international guys playing. It’s a joke.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:41 am to Ingeniero
Noah Lyles should just shut up and run.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:41 am to Ingeniero
I have never heard of this person til just now
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:41 am to sunnydaze
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the best player across the world come to play in the nba?
And?
He makes an extremely valid point. NBA Finals is a tournament that ends with being called a "world champion" yet it's only played in the US and Toronto. Just stick with "NBA Champion" and the conversation is done.
It's similar to calling MLB a "World Series" when it's played, again, in the US and Toronto.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:43 am to Ingeniero
Of course Durant feels offended 
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:43 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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I have never heard of this person til just now
His comments did their job.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:44 am to metallica81788
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Obvious NBA/MLB/NFL are the highest level and internationally represented, but I always thought it was stupid these teams were called "world champions"
100% this
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:46 am to Ingeniero
This isn’t an international competition where you represent a country. The NBA, nfl and MLB. Are the unquestioned top of the mountain in their respective sport. Don’t see to many world champion chants in soccer where there is no definitive best league coupled with international competitions in the sport represented by countries..
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:49 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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He makes an extremely valid point. NBA Finals is a tournament that ends with being called a "world champion" yet it's only played in the US and Toronto. Just stick with "NBA Champion" and the conversation is done.
So do you feel like an international team could’ve beaten the nuggets in 7 games?
Or would you just rather the winner of the basketball Olympics be called world champs?
This post was edited on 8/28/23 at 9:51 am
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:57 am to Ingeniero
Had a nice ring to it. Next question.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:00 am to Ingeniero
He's right in a way; but it's also the dictionary definition of being pedantic and blatantly ignoring critical factors.
Sure, the NBA is a domestic league for the most part. So, if you're looking for absolute literal accuracy he might be right, but you have to ignore the fact that the worlds best players, by far, are all concentrated into that league.
There's no doubt that the Nuggets this years would handily beat any team in the world, professional or national, but they can't prove that.
He's factually correct, but his premise is moronic.
Sure, the NBA is a domestic league for the most part. So, if you're looking for absolute literal accuracy he might be right, but you have to ignore the fact that the worlds best players, by far, are all concentrated into that league.
There's no doubt that the Nuggets this years would handily beat any team in the world, professional or national, but they can't prove that.
He's factually correct, but his premise is moronic.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:28 am to Ingeniero
You have to Understand that Noah Lyles is a huge self promoter and works hard to generate talk around his social media. Looks like he succeeded.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:34 am to Zappas Stache
He’s also coming off of doing something very rare this week.
Something that Jesse Owens did once, Carl Lewis did once, Maurice Greene did once, and Usain Bolt did six (!) times. Add Lyles and that’s the entire 100, 200, 4x100 champions club, right?
Unless I missed some guy in the 1904 Olympics
Something that Jesse Owens did once, Carl Lewis did once, Maurice Greene did once, and Usain Bolt did six (!) times. Add Lyles and that’s the entire 100, 200, 4x100 champions club, right?
Unless I missed some guy in the 1904 Olympics
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:43 am to Zappas Stache
So if you best all the best players on the world you can only be called world champs if a countries name is across your chest?
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:49 am to Ingeniero
make a Champions League style tournament for baseball and basketball
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:50 am to sunnydaze
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So do you feel like an international team could’ve beaten the nuggets in 7 games?
Is your argument "best talent in the world in one league = the right to call themselves world champs" the only thing you have? If so, the logic is flawed.
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Or would you just rather the winner of the basketball Olympics be called world champs?
They're called Olympic champions...
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:51 am to RolltidePA
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He's factually correct, but his premise is moronic.
It's not. A league that only plays in one country against cities within that country calling themselves "World Champions" is factually incorrect and moronic.
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