The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: 'World Champion Of What?' Noah Lyles Faces Backlash After Criticizing The NBA

Episode Date: August 28, 2023

'World Champion Of What?' Noah Lyles Faces Backlash After Criticizing The NBASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was donkey of the day, baby! Damn, the hee-haw again? It's time for donkey of the day. I ain't trying to be donkey of the day no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. Called donkey of the day and it really caught me off guard. Damn, Charlemagne, who got the donkey of the day today?

Well, Jess Hilarious, donkey of the day. For Monday, August 28th goes the U.S. track star Noah Lyles. First things first, congratulations, young man. Okay, Noah Lyles is 26 years old, and he won three gold medals this weekend at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. He's the world's number one ranked 200-meter runner. He's also in the top five in the 100 meter, according to World Athletics. Drop on the clues bombs for that young man.

Noah Lyles is his name. Now, with all that he's accomplished this weekend, how come when I Google this man's name this morning, all I see is a bunch of articles from Sports Illustrated, the Bleacher Report, talking about the NBA. Talking about NBA players clapping back at U. at US track star Noah Lyles, a world champion comment. What do you mean, Uncle Charlotte? What did Noah Lyles say about the NBA and why? Well, let's listen to what the young man Noah Lyles had to say. World champion

of what? The United States? You know the thing that hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA finals and they have world champion on they head. 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. Nah, that ain't it, y'all. Young King Noah Lyles, why? You know, the late, great Larry King told me once, Charlemagne, the most important question you can ask in an interview is why. And I believe we have to start applying that to life. Just ask why sometimes. Why, Noah Lyles, on the biggest day of your athletic career,

you just decided to randomly shoot at some other people who aren't even playing the same sport as you. Now, in theory, Noah's probably right, but we all know why the NBA is called the world champions because the NBA is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world, okay? And the teams that win the nba finals are considered to be the best in the world at the sport of basketball noah said there are no flags in the nba it's several okay american canadian suburban the democratic republic of the congo

spain uh senegalese french okay whatever luke is all right right, Noah, Noah, the best players in the world come to play in the NBA, okay, the last three MVPs of the league aren't even American, Giannis, Jokic, Embiid, okay, an American James Harden hasn't won an MVP since 2018, and look, I'm not gonna argue semantics with you, because technically, you're right, even though the NBA is the best basketball competition in the world, okay, even though Michael Jackson once said, we are the world. Even though Nas said, the world is yours. But I'll go back to the question Larry King said to always ask, why? Why spend your moment throwing shade at other people?

Your moment throwing shade at a whole other sport that has nothing to do with you. When I heard these statements, I didn't think you were American. I just assumed you had to be from another country talking like this looking down on us arrogant americans but i didn't hear an accent and i was like damn he runs for the usa so what's his story and it didn't take long for me to figure out what's the problem here ladies and gentlemen uh noah lyles young man 26 years old where you think he's from envy florida gainesville florida i knew it Florida Gainesville, Florida I knew it What does your Uncle Charla always say about the great state of Florida

The craziest people in America Come from the Bronx and all of Florida And Noah Lyles is clearly no exception This is your moment Noah You won three gold medals There is nothing you should be talking about in this moment Except you, God If you believe

Your family and the work you put in this is a moment to show extreme gratitude for the position god and your hard work put you in i know you feeling yourself you feeling great but you absolutely led with ego on this one this was all your ego talking and i don't understand why we are in an era where people can't celebrate their moments without throwing some shade or slander on someone else is winning not enough anymore noah are you a tad bit jealous and envious of the accolades attention and money that nba players get is there a woman in your life that you may have you have eyes for but maybe she got eyes for an nba baller shot caller huh did you lose a woman to someone in the n NBA I'm just asking because this is such a random shot at an inopportune time I don't understand the why of any of this especially

from an American I don't know what caused you to step on your own moment like this young man and you can't moonwalk it back like the man who told us we are the world only thing you can do is watch how you step moving forward but that won't stop us from asking why would a u.s athlete throw shots at u.s sports on a day when we should be celebrating u.s athletes and u.s sports for being the best in the world what do we learn from this situation people well it's a lesson we should all know But never build yourself up by tearing someone else down. Please give Noah Lyles the sweet sounds of the Hamiltons. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day.

You are the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. Such a random shot. Such a random shot. Of the day. Yee-haw. Yee-haw. Such a random shot. Such a random shot. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey today, BET. We'll see you guys tomorrow.

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