“James … KD, That Can’t Stand Any Criticism Without Responding”: NBA Player Josh Hart Childishly Wanted Noah Lyles To Lose In Olympics

The frosty relationship between NBA players and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles continues.On the “Roommates” podcast alongside his college and pro teammate Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart admitted that he is a patriot to the core but couldn’t bring himself to root for a guy that tried to demean the NBA championship trophy and NBA players. “I feel like for most of these Olympics, I was very patriotic, I wanted Team USA to win gold in almost every event,” Hart began. Before Hart could continue, Brunson interjected, initially playing the role of peacemaker before displaying elite instigation skills.“You can save yourself and just let it slide,” Brunson said. “Just keep it pushing, bro, there’s no reason … But if you were going to continue your statement, what would you have said?”As Brunson egged him on, Hart’s blood started racing like it was fourth quarter down two.& “I really wanted him to lose,” the gritty New York Knicks guard said. “I really wanted him to lose, boy. I feel like this was the first time all of NBA Twitter, like, banded together and was just hating. I was just hating and then I’m just like, ‘Damn, you know what, respect.’ I can’t...