Noah Lyles’ Olympic triumph in front of LeBron James & Co. leads to amusing fan reactions: “Worst hate watch ever”

Fans react to Team USA watching Noah Lyles win gold (Image credits: @kingjames, @nojo18/Instagram)

On Sunday, track and field star Noah Lyles secured the gold medal in the 100m sprint in front of LeBron James and Team USA’s basketball team. Lyles won the race with a timing of 9.79 seconds and basketball fans had much to say about it on social media.

Lyles and basketball stars aren’t the biggest fans of each other. Back in August 2023, the runner shared his thoughts about the NBA. He said that since the majority of the teams in the association are American, the top team shouldn’t be referred to as world champions.

“This is the worst hate watch American basketball players have ever experienced,” a fan said.

“He’s coming for you, NBA fans! This is the proper world champion,” another fan pointed out.

“Noah Lyles has been receiving abuse from American Basketball fans for his comment on NBA and now he’s won a Gold medal at the Olympics,” one fan said.

Other fans weren’t that impressed with Lyles’ gold medal win.

“Me wishing USA basketball team would do this to Noah Lyles on that boat,” one fan said.

“The nba finna win the gold too buddy,” another fan said.

“When Team USA wins the Gold composed of NBA players will they not also be considered world champions too?” one fan queried.

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LeBron James leads the charge for Team USA’s gold medal

Team USA is undefeated in the 2024 Olympics and is inching towards another gold medal.

In four games, LeBron James has averaged 14.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. However, he only managed 10 points, six rebounds and eight assists in the 104-83 win against Puerto Rico.

Despite having one of the greatest teams of all time, the LA Lakers star knows that more difficult challenges await.

“There’s a lot of great teams right now,” James said. “Obviously, Canada and Germany. I like the battle that Greece has had. We had Serbia in our group play and we know what they’re capable of. Australia as well. We’ve got to be ready for whoever our matchup is.”

The James-led national team will face Brazil in the quarterfinals.