New York Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson didn’t believe a quote he read from Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles about Adidas and Anthony Edwards on social media was accurate. Unfortunately, for every legitimate sports news account on the X, formerly known as Twitter, there are a dozen parodies sharing quotes and other forms of false information to gain views and drive engagement, as Jalen Brunson is familiar with.
However, he wasn’t duped when NBACentral, a predominantly trusted NBA news account, shared the following quote from Lyles regarding Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards and his sponsorship deal with Adidas. In a recent interview with TIME’s Sean Gregory, Lyles claims he was offended when Adidas, the sports brand that sponsors both him and Anthony Edwards, invited the decorated track star to Edwards’ shoe-release event.
