After Shaquille O’Neal and Michael Jordan’s Arch Rival, 7x Champion Shields Noah Lyes From Getting Mauled by NBA World

Fans watched in anticipation as they watched Noal Lyles get so close to breaking Usain Bolt’s record. However, he could not break it. Nevertheless, he won people’s hearts. But his recent comment on the NBA, after his victory gained a lot of heat. While several NBA players clapped back with their opinions, the 7-time NBA champion thinks otherwise.

Gold medalist Lyles made waves with his championship. He became the second American player to have won both the 100m and 200m world titles. Not only did he win the double, but he also became the first man after Usain Bolt to accomplish this feat. However, his comment about the NBA attracted people’s attention. Let’s see what the Big Shot Rob has to say about it.

Robert Horry explains Noah Lyles’ comment

During his interview in Budapest, Lyles made a comment about NBA champions being considered as world champions. He said, “World Champion of what? The United States?”

Lyles’ comment gained the attention of several players, such as Devin Booker and Kevin Durant. Amidst all the noise and chaos surrounding his comment, the 7-time NBA champion supported the 26-year-old player. He said, “The world championships is where the Olympics are. That’s the World championship, and that’s what he is trying to say, and you can’t say this (NBA) is the World Championship just because you got people from all over the world”.

Giving an example of the time when Argentina beat the USA in the Olympics, Horry tried to justify his comment. He described how Argentina beat the best of the USA on the world stage. Well, he is not the only one. Here is the podcast for you to listen to the entire story.

Horry is not the only one who protects the champion. His explanation came after Shaquille O’Neal’s supportive words. While O’Neal was the first one to encourage Lyles, he was soon joined by other former NBA players. 

Isaiah Thomas’ supportive gesture for Noah Lyles’ comment

It seems the NBA world is already split into two parts. While some NBA players have presented quite a sarcastic remark to Lyles’ comment, some were supportive of it. One of his supporters also includes Michael Jordan’s arch-rival, Isaiah Thomas.

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Sharing O’Neal’s comment on his Twitter, he wrote, “2010 this was said.” The quote was, “It doesn’t make sense for an NBA team to call them World Champions. I don’t remember anybody playing anybody outside our borders to get that tag.”  What are your thoughts? Who do you support? Let us know in the comments below.

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