“I said I still like what you’re doing. I’d like to be a part of it, but if I’m not going to financially gain on one side, I have to, market-wise, get value from it,” said Noah Lyles, explaining why he didn’t join Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track. As Lyles had predicted, the GST hit a snag and the 200m sprinting phenom seems far more invested in Alexis Ohanian’s Athlos, even showing up at the Times Square event. Amid all the turmoil surrounding the league, what stands out most is the wave of backlash from athletes, something Melissa Jefferson still can’t wrap her head around.

During her chat with The Track and Field Network , the host admitted he couldn’t understand why the league was facing so much backlash, especially when it dared to try something new – something built entirely fo

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