NBA Stars Rip Noah Lyles For Saying NBA Championship is NOT a "World" Championship | THE ODD COUPLE 

get more likes. pretty sure some americans realize how absurd it is to call themselves 'world champions', it's only a select individuals who're even arguing about this. and just like another comment i saw, see how none of the nba players who shot back actually retorted and gave an actual counter argument. not that they would be right seeing the arguments in this comment section lol

Noah is correct but my issue is instead of him celebrating his success he makes that statement. Saying it's what hurts him the most, that makes no sense to me. His first time winning and that's what he says, he is jealous of nba players or something.

Raptors

@@jdankerdake yeah... This generation is lost

@@renoirrandy7241this is NOT his first time winning, Noah has 6 gold medals from world championships

facts!!!

Dude better grow eyes in the back of his head at Paris next year--some of these guys whose league he's downtalking are going to be on the Olympic team with him. 🤣

Look at San Antonio’s last chip

@@cmc5394oparvathat opening ceremony gonna be hella awkward😂

🤣🤣🤣 for real though

its funny, because noah was asked how/what he can do to help grow the sport, and with his answer, he probably just made it so NBA players will never help promote track lol

He's wrong though. The NBA has the best players in the world

@cget his comments arent about the talent. Its that its an American basketball league and not global competition.

how is he correct? the NBA Hasn't used the Term World Champs In in Over 30 Years all the Hats just say NBA Champions. and if it did, it would still be valid. u can the world has caught up to USA Born Players in skill. but u cant say any other league is even close to the NBA. so with the NBA still being the Premier league in the world, the NBA champ should be considered world champs.

He wrong for actually saying it publicly. He won three medals now he’s brave enough to say it. Former t&f winners didn’t talk crazy about NBA! Bro chill, win and stay humble.

It is a national championship , people are just pointing out that the US national championship means more then a world championship would.

Well because the best players play in the NBA

​@@mleekahhwell that's true. But it's still not a world championship. So Noah was 100% right

@@mleekahh So the winner of the premier league is no the World-champion?

​@@Ginkoman2 no it's not 😂

The 450 best basketball players in the world play in the nba, the 30 best basketball teams in the world play in the nba. The nba Champ is the world champ

​@@stevenjackson7956Im sorry but have u seen european football leagues? There are players from all over the world playing in multiple leagues but when they win the league they dont dub themselves world champions because they did not face teams ard the world just teams from their own country..only competition where football players get to call themselves world champion is the world cup where the best national teams from different continents compete for that title.. Having the best players in ur league doesnt make u a world champion

@@DanialFiasco The NBA don't dub themselves world champs either. Go look at the hats and t shirts the nuggets had on when they won their last game in the finals. It does not say world champs

@@MikeBNumba6 Yes they do.. The nba did the hat n shirt thing.. If not why the backlash from players? A big section of fans n players still think they are world champs when they dont even play against the world therein lies the problem..

@@stevenjackson7956bingo!

Yeah but that same international team you talkin about cant beat the NBA champion

He is American lol

This is an American fueling this discussion and likely just to prolong his moment.

@@strawhat8458He plainly said “national team” which it isn’t anyway since it has international players on its roster. It is an American based professional franchise/team.

😂

Let’s be real here. Bringing the nfl up into this is pointless there are not other football teams outside of the nfl that would beat an average nfl team let alone if the nfl were to assemble the best players on one team, no one would even come close

@@Dave100xLive Exactly. Contrast that to FIFA World Cup. Players from leagues all over play for their own national team and compete in an international tournament. Winner is thus the world champions.

Wait so you think a team from another country could beat the Nuggets. 😂😂😂. You think a football team from another country could beat the Kansas City Chiefs. 😂😂😂😂 come on. When a league over seas has a team who could even compete as a franchise to an NBA or NFL team then yea but be serious. Hell the Olympics is still a joke because the top players don't even go half the time. They had to join up with Kobe and LeBron to prove a point last time. And they did prove that point

Delete this comment plz

@@Ro6ns nope. There's really no valid reason to call a championship within a league that is only played in one country a world champion. Doesn't make sense just because the best players from around the world are in the league. English Premier League champs don't call themselves world champs. They don't even call themselves euro champs unless they win the uefa champions League. It's common sense. To be a world champ you have to compete against other teams in the world. It's just an American mentality to think otherwise.

Do u meant those NBA Players who are from overseas?

Fck what he said. Yes he's right. How he said it was highly disrespectful and uncalled for.

Football is different. Talent is much more evenly spread around the globe/various leagues. In football its a legit global tournament to see who is best. If you understood the global landscape of basketball youd understand that the NBA is still clearly THE dominant league. as all of the best players from any given country are in the NBA (if they are good enough). The Euro league is made up of Europeans who couldnt make the NBA and 34 year old plus nba players past their prime. They are NOT beating an nba champ. Its a waste of time

Its don't matter..NBA is domestic league..so call NBA champion only....its like in football/soccer .they have best league in the world premier league in england,they also have more oversea player play there example ronaldo..ronaldo from portugal and play at england league..and won the league..and they call england champion only not world champion..us is delusional,lack of knowledge and fail at geography

@@mugiwaraluffy6791 after you wrote all that still no league on earth's champion will beat nba champion.

@@terrencestith6675 of course not but NBA is demestic league

@@terrencestith6675 and still National Basketball Association is National League not International League

1) that's your opinion. 2) nba champs aren't called world champs to begin with. they're just called nba champs. 3) don't speak on things you aren't qualified to speak on.

@@AyChildPleasethey arent called world champions? u dont watch sports at all obviously . trolls like u are hilarious. its not his opinion. its a FACT

NBA players just showing how soft they are. The thing is none of them had a valid counter argument just personal attacks. That says it all.

@@myselfandeye3884 same w stephen a haha

@@AyChildPleasewho’s not qualified to speak? Lyles? That’s a dumb comment. He’s the most qualified to judge. He is a world champion because he’s proven himself against the world’s best. The NBA is a private company, geared towards profits and showtime. It’s hardly a comparison. Local football leagues do the same. Import foreign players bud don’t call themselves World Champions.

You can't believe it? They've been called it for decades. Go tell MJ he wasn't champion of the world 6 times. I dare you😂

@@drexlspivey3047last time I checked MJ had gold medals too lol or did they forget that

​@@drexlspivey3047😂😂😂😂😂 you might get stone to death

@@drexlspivey3047 Oh, I'll tell him that. What's he gonna do, make me skip dinner?

Well you’re wrong lol

Who??

No he isn’t you can’t he getting blown out by the 6th team nba n think they supposed to take you serious 😂

​@@johnnybrison4150Chris & Rob just proved you wrong 😂 go cry in a corner 🫵😂 typical American arrogance

The 450 best basketball players in the world play in the nba, the 30 best basketball teams in the world play in the nba. The nba Champ is the world champ

​@@stevenjackson7956That's irrelevant, it's still not a World Championship.

Right! So then this is a pointless debate. I almost never hear NBA Finals winners referred to as "world champions." They're usually referred to as NBA champions.

@@javonwells1354 a few individual may use that term here and there. But yea you're right, the league itself no longer uses it

@@javonwells1354 the rings that the Warriors and Bucks got in 22 and 21 both say World Champions

@@jakobsteffensen8006so it’s more so on the teams than the NBA

Why not call out MLB to??? They got the damn world series!! Is it because the NBA is predominantly black?? 🤔

Yeah ok buddy. Let me just send a shot at your profession and u not supposed to clap back cause you'd be in your feelings then right?

Clownset415- Please have a very CLOSE look at yourself in the mirror=🤡🤡🤡

@@Mic-ol6grhow is it a clap at your profession when it’s the truth do Golden State play Russia y’all emotional for facts

@@neppystarplays2708 I mean let's call out the world series too then right? It's just being a dick to be a dick and u know that. It's a random battle for no reason

@@Mic-ol6gryou also sound in your feelings

Loud and clear.

Two countries*. Point taken tho

World NBA championship is an oxymoron in itself. It should be called WBA (World Basketball Association) for any credibility to call their event a world championship.

Then why are there foreign players in the league? That argument makes zero sense.

​@@2robjenkinsexactly greatest players are in NBA. Dude from Olympics just attention seeker 😂

Technically he’s not it’s a national championship, but the national championship is harder to win and more meaningful then the world championship for the US

Another fun fact they half to pay taxes on those medals , Noah Lyles will sell His to pay that tax debt

Noah is just riding the wave of his time in the limelight and trying to milk it for all the attention that he can get. If he is “hurt” by this he needs to toughen up. More likely he sees the profile of the NBA as a whole and he wants that same yearlong attention.

So what team from what country or league can be the NBA champions. NOT some countries all-star team BUT a professional team anywhere on the planet. NEXT, name the countries who could put together their all-stars vs USA’s all-star team? Go…

@@omniamericana2172exactly but ppl some how think this a debate lol

you can tell he touched a nerve because of how mad they all are at him hahahahahahaha

Another goofy take

how many times has American basketball team won the Olympics in the last 30 years?

Vancouver and Toronto

@@ssminowjohnson9687the US has lost 4 times since the original Dream Team was assembled for the 1992 Olympics. Even one loss should disqualify you from claiming “world champion” as an NBA team. And that’s a totally different league. The NBA is made up or NORTH AMERICAN teams! Technically, the NBA championship is NOT a world championship. Stop being delusional and letting your feelings blind you to the facts.

@@Top_o_da_foodDChainso there’s a basketball team somewhere not in america that can beat last years nuggets right now? i gotta question for you how many basketball leagues around the world are there and in that how many of those championship teams can beat the nuggets. He was better off saying baseball than basketball because there’s a clear difference that america has the best basketball teams on earth. if ww4 was happening and we had to play basketball in order to win tell me a team that can beat america

Good point

That would have been the better argument

That’s because it’s based in America

​@@realspitter2727ironically Basketball was invented in Canada, which is why NBA feels so guilty to make sure to have a team in Canada

@@realspitter2727 noooo that’s because it is the National championship league of America (Los Angeles vs New York Vs Philly vs Memphis etc… etc… (I’m sure you get the point. . It is therefore not the World Cup. To be world champions , you have to complete against other Nations in the same tournament.

A lot of them are dumb brodie💯😭

Imagine lookin at Twitter for “educated” clapbacks. Y’all need friends badly

Yep.

​@@Dipset415- under educated. Idk if they are dumb as in the inability to learn.

Did you expect intelligent anything from cupcake Durant or donkey green

👏🏾👏🏾 absolutely!

They sound a little dumb taking Aaron Gordon's comment seriously. It was clearly a joke.

I mean, the purpose of having the NBA players competing in the FIBA World Cup, AmeriCup, World Cup, and the Olympics winning Gold shows who's the better country. If the NBA players wasn't competing in these events and the NBA were saying 'World Champions' for their Finals winners that would be a problem.

@@disguiseddv8ant486u guys really consider the nba chip a worldwide chip😭😭😭

The egos Americans have has watered down any thinking or comprehension skills, it’s not a difficult thing to understand what lyles said..

But it’s a lot of players from other countries. The NBA MVP is foreign not American. It’s at least 30 countries represented in the NBA.

​@@michaelcouzens288bruh u just strengthen the NBA with doing that, if we got the best players from other countries then, what counter do u have for that.!

@@michaelcouzens288 this don't justify the world thing. in soccer for example in epl there are a lot of nationalities but the champion is not called world champion but england champion

except he is. he's factually wrong since nba champions aren't called world champions. tell me you don't know what you're talking about without telling me.

@@pascalnkoy6570they dont get it. they are too stupid. if they are gonna comment that its a world championship they aint ever gonna understand

But then, there is also the Club World Cup. Champions of Europe(Manchester City) will face other club continental champions.

@cryptozilla_ Correct! Until City wins the FIFA Club World Cup they refer to themselves as "The Kings of Europe" - even though they won the biggest football club tournament on Earth.

But let's boiled down to this do you think the NBA champion could beat the world team. I think so so that makes them the best in the world

Preach. You can clearly tell the players think they are bigger than their teams. They dont understand that its a teamsport and first and foremost the team wins the championship. And the league is a league with north american teams, where for the last years europeans win the mvp awards and americans hate it 😂

Wc is the best of the best. they have qualifications to decide who will get in. its not given that you will participate. Ofc its best of the WORLD best. not just Europe.

Thank you!

You can’t compare football leagues and basketball leagues. No team anywhere else in the world would stand a chance whatsoever against the best NBA team, so it’s just semantics to nitpick against world champions

@@Rosecain27 So would the Denver nuggets have more stake for the claim of world champs than the winner of the FIBA World Cup ?

​@@Rosecain27you can't say world champion about a NATIONAL title what's hard to understand. No matter how competitive the league is .. usa is not the world

THANK YOU. I swear Ive been scrolling these comments looking for something SO SIMPLE LOL. NBA = NATIONAL Basketball Association lollllllllllll...... NATIONAL. IT'S IN THE DAMN NAME!!!!!!!!

The 450 best basketball players in the world play in the nba, the 30 best basketball teams in the world play in the nba. The nba Champ is the world champ. How can u not understand that?

He is right. Just because it is a popular professional league around the world doesn’t mean it is a World Championship.

They also say NBA Champion.

​@@stevenjackson7956is the best team in usa, not in the world until proven. Nuggets only played against other american teams.

​@@stevenjackson7956I can't understand it because it doesn't make sense for a national League champion to be crowned global champions when they haven't played a single team in a global competition. It makes no sense whatsoever.

No thank you to him and he should focus on his sports. He is feeling himself too much and think he sounds intelligent. Usain Bolt never talked about other sports and just kept working at his craft to attract attention.

He's lucky Kobe isn't around to clap back.

​@@wysemanacc84At times in your life rather it be long or short, you need to be taught a lesson. Noah Lyles, the fastest man in the world is correct. The NBA guys should listen more and not always comment. There aren't any flags in the NBA.

@@georgeprchal3924 you may be dumb there as Kobe had strong connection to the world outside and some education at least. He knew the difference between words usa and world

@@modoki666 Kobe was a world champion with Team USA and wouldn't suffer slights.

But why he had to go out his way to disrespect the whole nba lmaoo

Nba is soft

Did he lie?

He did

Yes, the best players in the world are in the nba! Unless you can pick me out 15 players who aren’t in the nba who can beat the nuggets?

I mean the meaningless point is obvious, it’s rooted in semantics. But it’s a pointless and unnecessary stance to take until u can get Just ONE team in the entire world that can beat ANY NBA championship team for not only 1 game, but 7 game series. They’d get obliterated and lose 4-1 on avg… Until then, why tf are we even arguing semantics? Come on

Who cares what he says. The world can’t compete against USA in basketball. There’s more international talent but US would slaughter every country

@@johngriller4997 cuz finding a team that can beat an nba team ain't the freaking point 😂. it's about how the nba champions get to be nba champions in the first place, do they compete vs teams against the rest of the world? no. so why are they world champions? that's it. no if's but's about who's the best league, that ain't the argument. the nba playoffs is not the world cup 😂

@@xaevius5319if you’re good enough to play in the nba you play. The best players in the world play nba. So if the best in the world gather in one place and play then it’s the world championship. Best players in the world don’t even bother with the Olympics or fiba so how the hell is that a world champion. Best players in the world ignore “international play” But go all out for the nba. The only thing national about the nba is the name. Other leagues are mad for players who can’t make the nba. The competition in the nba is international and that’s all that matters

@@nikeman116 you completely ignored what he said. Its not about the level of competition. its about every nation competing for the title. Its not about erasing doubt that the NBA is the best league or the highest level of talent. Its about every nation using their home grown players to represent their country. Only then can you be called a World champion.

NO, HE'S NOT. THE NBA CHAMPS AREN'T CALLED WORLD CHAMPIONS.

@@ShemShakur SO WE SHOULD CALL MARCH MADNESS WINNERS U22 WORLD CHAMPIONS?

And "US" does not mean the world. The US Track & Field and other US teams are national organizations with world affiliation. Moreover, many "foreigners" represent the country.

People are arguing this and it shows how smart Americans are...

@@ShemShakur are you high or just plain stupid? It does not matter that other players from other countries play the USA for the NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION! Please tell me genius, WHAT IS THE FIBA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS THEM? Is that a fake world championship? Because they actually play other TEAMS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES..... Only in America... This is very similar to people identifying themselves as whatever they want cause they say there a dog or a woman knowing damn well that's not the case.

@@andrewwood763thank you! Someone with common sense. I can’t believe how many idiots are in these comments

Buddy....It´s the National Basketball Association...notice how its "national" by name. Im not disputing anything else, it´s the best league, best players and the rest.@@andrewwood763

​@andrewwood763 that's not how it works though. While I agree with you and everyone that the best players from all over the world compete in the NBA and the NBA is better than other leagues in the world, it's still not a world championship because all the teams are domestic (with the exception of the Raptors). I think what Noah is saying is that you can't be crowned "World Champions" if you only play against local teams within your country/region.

You guys are arguing a different subject. You think that when I say the NBA it´s national I´m saying it´s less, but that is not the case. I also can´t imagine any international team beating the Nuggets or most of NBA roster to be honest. The NBA it´s the best of the best when it comes to basketball....but it´s still a national league, that´s just reality.

Our country is so soft

I think they’re uncircumcised

@@dreamcage1801AF

Do you even know what it means to be canceled? Are his employers being contacted, family members harassed, kids bullied, sponsors threatened? People like you have no idea what that means but want to score points online from other misinformed people.

They can't cancel Noah. The world won't let thim

Facts. Like I said, they value the word "World", but don't care about the world at all.

The last 3 mvps have not been from America bruh

[NBA champions vs EuroLeague champions 2010] - October 7th, 2010. Los Angeles Lakers (United States) 88-92 Regal FC Barcelona (Spain). NBA Champs actually lost to Euro Champs even though it was just an exhibition game.

Just like it's countless they didn't so there's that

They used to do this in the 90s. I remember watching Houston play in this tournament.

no tf it wouldn't none of them wouldn't stand a chance against an NBA team dude those other leagues don't even play 82 game seasons like gtfoh

@@SGNationTeeVee I don’t know why people can’t understand that 🤦🏿‍♂️

Its not gonna be fun, its gonna be a murder

@@dhaitimd1541 They're 3 point line is even shorter theyre allowed to knock the bsll out of the cylinder which is a fuckin goaltend in the NBA & they don't play 4 twelve minute quarters like wtf is wrong with these casuals

Thank you. Finally some logic.

Just because of the money they get for playing in NBA..wait until Saudi Arabia starts investing in basketball..rip nba 🤷🏼‍♂️

@vladimirperovic1703 haha I said that the other day. LeBron and his son gonna be lacing up in Saudi in 2 years for 500 million a year.

I couldn't agree more

by "obvious truth" do you mean strawman? since nba champions aren't called world champions to begin with. they haven't been called that for 40+ years. tell me you don't know what you're talking about without telling me.

@@AyChildPlease i don't even understand what ur saying. Just shut up and go hide somewhere. You already lost when you say that they haven't said world Champs in 40 years. Garnet and Paul pierce called themselves world champs in 2010 when they beat the lakers in the nba finals....

Don't hurt your shoulder bruh

No tf he wasn't

Track is trash 🗑

Those are two different statements that have nothing to do with eachother bud.

No one cares about track like that. They have regional, Nationals, & World trials outside of the Olympic Games. The World Championships are going on right now & unless you're a T&F fan, nobody cares. Their event is the Olympics. I ran track for 10 years of my life which was actually longer than I played organized basketball (not comparing myself to any of these guys). But it's like the WNBA comparing their salaries to NBA players. Nobody cares. It's insecure & it's lame because he specifically called out the NBA when it's a league full of INTL players. It would've made more sense to call out NFL or College sports because they're _World Champions_ too (still lame) lol.

We have world basketball championship and its playing right now in Japan,Philippines and Indonesia.

It makes you wonder just how bad the educational system is lmao

Go listen to Stephen A and the ESPN crew. They hurt by the truth. When Serena Williams wa dominating tennis it was clear who the World champion was. Not this protectionist style of NBA. It hurts the NBA to see international players come in and dominate. The last batch of MVP has been international players indicating something going on around the world which like alway the US citizens are never aware

@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1, great point! Education system is lacking here in USA! Thats why USA has so many mass shootings..stupid gun laws…no common sense!

This comment is idiotic. Americans practice many cultures. Those sweeping generalizations don't apply. That's lazy logic.

@@saatersamsonawuapila607u see the color of their skin right? thats all that needs to be said. thats where u fucked up. never depend on stephen a for useful information first take is a joke. All first take cares about is having black people on the show not giving u actual info

ITS OBVIOUS THAT MOST NBA PLAYERS DOSEN'T KNOW THE DEFINATION OF WORD "WORLD" MEANS.

Nope, the premier league champions are not the world champions. Their the English champions and in Oder to be the world champions they have to first become European champions then after they have to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup in order to be WORLD CHAMPIONS. Also the current soccer world champions is a Spanish team

Only because the league is based in America

@@realspitter2727 THATS MAKES IT AN AMERICAN LEAGUE

@@kgraamdyou can’t be that dumb. So if a Asian come to America he isn’t Asian anymore 😂. Y’all say some dumb stuff

Lol right. I thought we all knew that

What an asinine thing to say tho, regardless if he was joking or not

kinda hard to see when 1. sarcasm can't be read 2. im pretty sure the rest of those nba players who responded were not joking tho

@@xaevius5319 right.. sarcasm can't be read...

@@hybriddavinci yeah. for the most part. or however big that part is. are you telling me that that stuff doesn't happen? there's literally a term for that if i remember correctly

Marbury is a whole legend in China. NBA fans just remember him sticking Vaseline down his throat

u obviously dont understand what a world championship is. its wild even w age black people are still so stupid😂

“95%” is a vast exaggeration.

@@cycleoflife565 true...60-70%

Dude the NBA is the best league in the world that's why no other league in the world even plays 82 games miss me wit the bullshyt

@@SGNationTeeVee even if we agree, it's a national competition and not a world championship.

@@FunInJamaicaDOTNET & so are those other lesser leagues around the world key word lesser not the best the best players aren't fighting to play in those lesser leagues the NBA best basketball league in the world until those other leagues play 82 games & move their 3point line to NBA range they could never call themselves world champs like the NBA

@@SGNationTeeVee if for instance they won at the Olympics, then one may have a case, because it would be the best from the US facing the best from other countries. In the US, it's the best from each area/state vs the best from other areas/states. Definitely not the same thing in any way. However, you can call yourself whatsoever you wish doesn't change the facts of the matter.

@@SGNationTeeVee by your own message you have defeated your own point by using 'NBA' 3 different times. It can't be National and World/Global at the same time. Is it that you're not seeing the English language and simple math staring you in the face? I can't have a National League and crown the winners world champions. In football there are Spanish, Italian, European and so many other leagues. No team that wins call themselves world champions. That is reserved for the world cup.

Nah, sounds like he's jealous of nba players. You know what hurts me the most, why does that hurt him the most, why is the nba on his mind during his best time in his career.

100% You know what it is. All the boys,kids will look at NBA players, know their name, stats, buy their stiff. But Mr "WORLD CHAMPION "....will get crickets noises, as the boys kids say "who are you", and walk away. 😆🤣😂 That's why he salty, and now he really sealed his fate with deals, and perhaps if he's pick for Olympic team.. backlash goes both ways

…no, not disrespect. He was just saying it as it’s. Now the education revolution lol

What's the point when 99% of the best players are in the nba. Even Europeans best players are in the nba

What Chris said ✌️

@@thialhoinj1971it is still not technically correct. The FIBA tournament will determine the world champions which is most likely going to be USA. But the Denver Nuggets are not “world” champions.

@@Apo_Ni_Baby_Kupalya morons taking it too damn literal.

@@Apo_Ni_Baby_Kupalyes they are the best of the best. The international players not playing aren’t good enough to make the nba 😂

Exactly

Then you didn’t listen. It’s pretty obvious and factual.

He probably tried to make it to the nba but wasn’t good enough, and now he’s bitter and jealous

He is hurt because he is only super fast, but without a dribble and a midrange, otherwise he would get 300 Million like Jaylen Brown or similar bums who definitely don't deserve 300 million

He’s not hurt, he’s frustrated that athletics doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, because a few franchises throw the glitter in fans eyes to make money out of shoes and shirts. He’s got a point.

I’m not disputing that we can be arrogant but god damn man the rest of the world is just as arrogant sometimes. Sometimes it feels like the rest of the world just loves to bash on everything we do and always just generalize using phrases like “most Americans would do this or say that” you know what I’m saying? It’s like we get criticized for being so arrogant but nobody calls out how arrogant it is to say things like that and make assumptions about a country they really don’t know a lot about. We get destroyed when we make assumptions like that about other countries but everybody loves to use us as the worlds punching bag. Best way I can put it is it’s like the rest of the world sees things online or in the news and then they just automatically assume the entire country and all it’s people is just like that when that isn’t true for any nation.

The best basketball players from around the world come play in the NBA. Thats the point Noah doesn't see. It is not just American players. No team outside of the NBA, stands a chance against the NBA champion. Especially when the very best players from those other league come to play in the NBA.

@@HTownHero15 the best players in the world also play for European soccer leagues, but you're not WC unless you win the World Cup. If the coaches, owners, and franchise cities are all American, how is that a world championship.

Why would the NBA players be Salty? They make 30x what Noah bring in... Noah can still walk through a mall unnoticed NBA players can't... It's levels

The NBA contains all the best basketball players in the world. Where is Luka from? Jokic? giannis? embiid? markkenen? Gobert? Siakam? Giddy? These are all players from other countries and they all play in the NBA. Anybody in the world can play in the NBA as long as they are good enough. The NBA is the world league and there’s no arguing against that fact.

Name a notable basketball player in another country that is not in the NBA.

The best foreign prospects come to the NBA because they get top dollar to play against the best players in the world. You take the best players in the NBA and put them on a team against the best team in any other league it would be a massacre. Even the championship team would dominate.

@@kimtoncoleman8934, they read comments from NBA players who were offended, aka salty. Keep up homey

Stop the cap no Euro team is beating a NBA team I'm sorry they would get destroyed badly. When players are no longer good enough for the NBA they go to Europe and average 40 pts a game