In August 2023, American sprinter Noah Lyles turned countless NBA fans into his enemies. The Olympic star criticized NBA teams for calling themselves world champions after winning the NBA Finals. “You know what hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have ‘world champion’ on their head. World champion of what? The United States?” Lyles said. “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 represente…
