I don’t think Noah Lyles is quite there yet.
He’s one political opinion away from giving Megan Rapinoe a run for her money.
Maybe based on athletic achievements he is.
But that really has nothing to do with this.
Noah Lyles is simply mad about capitalism.
It’s always annoying to me when people can’t seem to grasp that concept.
Noah Lyles is the fastest man in the world.
But aside from a couple weeks every four years, nobody gives a shit.
At least not in comparison to what Anthony Edwards does on a national stage 50-100 times per year.
I’m sorry Noah Lyles, but dunks pay the bills in America.
The whole Noah Lyles/NBA controversy started after he won the 100m & 200m at the 2023 World Championships.
First he said he wanted to win more medals, and have more former champions at high-profile events.
I guess that doesn’t hurt.
Winning medals is good.
World champion of what?
There aint no flags in the NBA.
No shit people reacted negatively to that.
But here’s a crazy thought.
What if instead of making an enemy out of the most popular sport in the world.
The sport with the biggest front facing, most recognizable stars who fans across the world know and love.
What if Noah Lyles embraced them.
What if he sat courtside at the games at cheered them on at the Olympics?
Picture Noah Lyles celebrating after the France game along with LeBron James and Steph Curry.
That would have been great.
American gold medalists from different sports coming together to celebrate as one.
Now that’s a highly marketable moment.
You don’t think Team USA basketball would have embraced him after winning the gold in the 100m?
Had he not embarked on his “Fuck the NBA” tour, of course they would have.
The fans would have loved it.
Not just make headlines for saying some dumb shit that everyone hates once every year or so.
Not that he has to embrace the sport of basketball.
That’s just an idea.
I’m sorry people only give a shit about track & field once every 4 years.
I’m sorry they’re making hundreds of millions of dollars more than you.
But holy shit, Noah Lyles could not be handling this worse.
He won the 100m dash at the Olympics and somehow came out of it more unlikable.
I guess I should tip my cap to him, because that’s almost impossible to do.
