Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill (Photos via Getty Images)
Noah Lyles solidified himself as one of the fastest men in the world when he took home the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100-meter race. However, star wide receiver Tyreek Hill thinks he could beat Lyles in a race.
“Noah Lyles can’t say nothing after what’s just happened to him, then he wants to come out and pretend he’s sick… just speak on what you know about, and that’s track,” Hill said in an interview with Kay Adams. “I would beat Noah Lyles.”
Lyles has fired back, saying, “What’s the cheetah guy from football? Well, I can’t remember his name,” in response.
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“What’s the cheetah guy from football? Well, I can’t remember his name.” (@NBCSports) #GoFins
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Many online are upset with Lyles, pretending not to know who Hill is.
“Disingenuous behavior is pathetic. He know damn well who Tyreek hill is smh,” said one commenter.
“He is the guy whose net worth is 100x yours and is actually recognized in public,” another said.
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“This is his only hope to remain relevant until the 2028 Olympics, can’t blame the guy,” added a third.
Lyle’s recent beef with Hill is just the latest in a series of problems with professional athletes. He previously called out NBA players for calling themselves “world champions” after winning the NBA Finals.
Noah Lyles Set To Ompete In 2028 Summer Olympics
Even though Lyles tested positive for COVID-19, which potentially cost him the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter finals, he will be returning in 2028 for another chance.
“He’s going to be really good through LA at least, and then we’ll see what happens after that,” his coach Lance Brauman said. “I just need him to keep doing what he’s doing.”
Another strong outing in 2028 could be exactly what Lyles needs to silence everyone who has trashed his performance in 2024.
USA Track Star Noah Lyles Disses NBA Superstar Anthony Edwards While Complaining About Adidas’ Offer
Noah Lyles and Anthony Edwards (Photos via Getty Images)
When Noah Lyles was negotiating an Adidas contract extension last year, the company reportedly thought they were doing him a favor.
Comments the track and field star made in June during a discussion with Sean Gregory of Time resurfaced over the weekend and appeared to take something of a shot at Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards when he took issue with Adidas’ offer to him.
“I want my own shoe. I want my own trainer. Dead serious. I want a sneaker, ain’t no money in spikes. There’s money in sneakers,” Lyles said after the race. “And even Michael Johnson didn’t have his own sneaker. I feel like for how many medals we bring back, the notoriety we get, the fact that it hasn’t happened is crazy to me. That needs to happen.”
Noah Lyles signed an extension with Adidas before the Summer Olympics and said Adidas invited him to a signature shoe launch event featuring Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards.
“You want to do what?” said Lyles. “You want to invite me to [an event for] a man who has not even been to an NBA Finals? In a sport that you don’t even care about? And you’re giving him a shoe? No disrespect: the man is an amazing athlete. He is having a heck of a year. I love that they saw the insight to give him a shoe, because they saw that he was going to be big. All I’m asking is, ‘How could you not see that for me?’”
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The sports company and the track star inked an extension earlier this year that is reportedly the most lucrative deal for a track and field athlete since Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s deal with Puma.
Noah Lyles earned himself plenty of new fans at the 2024 Olympics, but his brash, straight-to-the-point attitude rubbed many the wrong way.
Noah Lyles Has Been At War With NBA Fans Ever Since His World Champions Comments
Before Lyles and Edwards each were winning gold for the country, the track star took a shot at NBA players being named world champions.
“You know the thing that hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have ‘world champion’ on their head,” Lyles said. “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.”
Team USA basketball seemingly took a jab at Noah Lyles after winning a gold medal on Saturday.
“Are we the World Champs now?” Team USA posted on X, formerly Twitter.
