A report circulated over the weekend that Lyles was not happy that Edwards received a shoe deal with Adidas before he did.
hinted at frustration between Lyles and his apparel sponsor, Adidas, over an invitation to Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards's shoe release event, Lyles has released a statement in an attempt to calm the social media storm.
"This is a rumor going around that I did not go to 's shoe release because he didn't deserve it," Lyles said on X. "That is not the case. He definitely deserves his shoes. He is an amazing player. The problem was finding time based on my prior engagement. Congrats on becoming an Olympic champion!"shoe release because he didn’t deserve it. That is not the case he definitely deserves his shoes he is an amazing player.
Time will tell whether or not Lyles will be taken at face value for his statement of rebuttal to the feature written about him inLyles just concluded a Paris Olympic Games which saw him capture the title of "Fastest Man Alive" with a gold medal in the men's 100m sprint. Lyles also captured bronze in the 200m final, which he ran while being ill with COVID-19.
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