Devin Booker of the U.S. men’s basketball team, left, and U.S. sprinter Noah LylesDevin Booker still doesn’t agree with Noah Lyles. The United States?” Lyles said in a mocking tone during an Aug. 25, 2023, news conference at the track and field world championships in Budapest, Hungary. AdvertisementLyles won his first Olympic gold medal Sunday, leaning across the finish line in the 100 to beat Kishane Thompson of Jamaica by five-thousandths of a second, 9.784 seconds to 9.789. Congrats to him.”AdvertisementWhen Lyles’ made his “world champion of what?” comment last year, Booker responded with a facepalm emoji. AdvertisementBut Booker also acknowledged that he understands where Lyles was coming from.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 06, 2024 03:32 UTC