Former NBA star makes stance clear on 'world champions' argument: 'We'll bust that a--'

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Over the summer, track star Noah Lyles ruffled some feathers when he said NBA players did not have the right to call themselves "world champions" after winning the NBA Finals.

"I have to watch the NBA Finals, and they have world champion on their head. World champion of what?" Lyles said in August shortly after he won three gold medals at the world championships. "The United States? Don’t get me wrong. I love the U.S. at times, but that ain’t the world. That is not the world."

He continued: "We are the world. We have almost every country out here fighting, thriving, putting on their flag to show they are represented. There ain’t no flags in the NBA. We got to do more. We got to be presented to the world."

Kevin Durant, a two-time champ, said someone needed to "help this brother," but C.J. McCollum told Fox News Digital back in October he understood where Lyles was coming from.

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Nate Robinson #2 of the New York Knicks walks up court during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 24, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 100-90.  (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Well, bring in Nate Robinson, who very clearly stands on the side of Durant.

In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Robinson said he "never understood" the world champions argument…because the champions in America are the world champs.

"If you want to battle for that name, whoever wins it overseas, come play a championship in America, and we’ll bust that a--. It’s that simple," Robinson, who also played overseas, said. "We are the best talent. Nobody around the world is better