Tyreek Hill has slammed Noah Lyles for his actions at the Olympics and accused him of faking illness after finishing in third place at the 200m race.
Hill went on to state that he'd beat the Olympic gold winner in a race after slamming Lyles for his words on Super Bowl and NBA champions not being "world champions". The NFL superstar is clearly no fan of the sprinter and declared Lyles is now in no place to talk after the way his Paris Games ended.
After winning the gold in dramatic fashion in the 100m with a personal best time, Lyles collapsed on the track after finishing third in the 200m final a few days later before being seen taken away in a wheelchair . It came just moments after Lyles had appeared to be full of energy, jumping around and hyping up the crowd in preparation for the race.
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Lyles later announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 before testing negative three days later. Speaking on the 'Up and Adams Show' on Monday at the Dolphins' training camp, Hill questioned the legitimacy of Lyles' illness, accusing him of pretending to have COVID.
Hill said: "Noah Lyles can't say nothing after what just happened to him. He wants to come out and pretend that he's sick... Just speak to what you know about, and that's track."
Adams then asked Hill if he would have any interest racing Lyles, before the Dolphins receiver intriguingly stated: "I would beat Noah Lyles. When I beat him, I'll put on a COVID mask and let him know I mean business."
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Hill had also laughed off Lyles claims that Super Bowl champions cannot be seen as "world champions". In a now-infamous clip from Lyles last year, the sprinter questioned why the winners of American sports brandish themselves as "world champions".
Lyles said: "You know the thing that hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have 'world champion' on their 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."
Considered the fastest NFL player, Hill's best recorded 100m time in 9.98, compared to Lyles 9.79 which saw him win gold in Paris.
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