“Champions of the Domestic League”: 27YO “World Champion” Takes another shot at Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant, days after Noah Lyles dig

The Germans became Champions of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Defeating the Serbians by more than ten points. Meanwhile, that isn’t all they Team USA in the semi-finals. After their scathing loss, Noah Lyles breathed a sigh of relief. As the sprinter had caught some flak for his comments. The NBA world lashed at Lyles for making the comment, yet some wondered about whether it held any weight.

A member of the world-champion German team recently reiterated Lyle’s thoughts. Despite the fact that his arguments are more complex than Lyles’, one must question the veracity of his assertions.

27-Year-Old World Champion Slams The NBA Echoing Noah Lyles Comments

Andreas Obst currently plays in the German league for Bayern Munich. The 27-year-old shooting guard was an integral part of the German roster in the World Cup. While the team also had NBA regulars such as Dennis Shroder and Franz Wagner, they also had Euro league players. Recently, Basketball On X tweeted an excerpt of Obst’s comments which had a hint of what sprinter Noah Lyles said about the league.

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“In the NBA, they say they are World Champions because the best players in the world play there, but they are still Champions of the domestic league…They can call themselves whatever they want, the bottom line doesn’t change. We are the world champions”, said Obst. Although his comments are more nuanced, it has eerie similarities to the points he has been making.

The NBA has fans around the world, making the league a global powerhouse. Despite having an international audience, however, it is true that the NBA is a “domestic league”. 

Lyles Caught Series Blowback for His Comments 

“You know what hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have ‘world champion’ on their head,” said Lyles. The 26-year-old also won gold in the men’s 100 and 4×100 relay at the Athletics World Championships. He further added, “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. That is not the world. We are the world. We have almost every country out here fighting, thriving, putting on their flag to show that they are represented. There ain’t no flags in the NBA. We gotta do more. We gotta be presented to the world.”

Major NBA stars, including Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard, clapped back at Lyles for his comments. Taking to Twitter to air their disagreements with the gold medalist sprinter. Their argument pointed out that the best talent in the world either flocks to the NBA or wants to be a part of it. However, many players also found Lyles’ comments to ring true and voiced their support for him. What do you think? Is a ring equal to being a World Champion?

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