Simone Biles has deed backmost against disapproval for her determination to front down to Brazil's Rebeca Andrade aft their level last astatine nan Olympics connected Monday.
NFL subordinate Marlon Humphrey tore into nan legendary US gymnast and her teammate Jordan Chiles for their determination to observe Andrade connected nan podium successful Paris.
On Monday, minutes aft nan results were in, Humphrey, 28, took to X to stock his feelings connected nan 2 Team USA gymnasts hailing Andrade aft she won her first golden badge of nan summer.
'This is virtually disgusting,' Humphrey wrote complete SportsCenter's station capturing nan infinitesimal erstwhile Biles and Chiles show emotion to Andrade.
Biles and Chiles came respectively successful 2nd and 3rd successful nan event. Andrade had suffered 3 ACL tears successful her profession earlier winning for nan first clip successful Paris. She now has six Olympic medals successful her career, 2 successful golden (Andrade besides won nan vault last successful Tokyo successful 2021).
Simone Biles has deed backmost against disapproval for bowing down to Brazil's Rebeca Andrade
Biles (L) & Jordan Chiles (R) some bowed down to Rebeca Andrade aft her triumph successful level final
But, speaking connected nan TODAY show connected Tuesday morning, Biles defended her determination and hailed Andrade erstwhile again.
She said: 'I deliberation it's each astir sportsmanship, and we don't attraction whether we triumph aliases lose.
'We're ever going to support a bully look and support our competitors because they've worked conscionable arsenic difficult arsenic we person for that moment.
'You person to springiness them their flowers and that's precisely what maine and Jordan were doing.
'We were truthful happy for her. She deserved it, she had nan champion level regular of nan day, and of nan Olympics.'
Humphrey later faced backlash from fans connected societal media for his bizarre take.
'Yeah, because giving personification their flowers who has travel backmost from THREE ACL tears to proceed to beryllium a apical gymnast is disgusting,' 1 personification connected X replied.
Another Olympic spectator echoed: 'God forbid athletes show respect to a chap jock who has suffered a torn ACL aggregate times.'
A 3rd told him to 'get to a last and triumph something. Then you tin talk.'
'This is virtually beautiful,' different personification pointed retired successful opposition to Humphery's reaction.
Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey decried nan sportsmanlike motion connected societal media
The three-time Pro Bowler later said that he felt nan wrath of Brazil fans connected societal media though he seemed to person forgotten that they speak Portuguese successful nan South American country.
'I'm lowkey getting cooked correct now. I deliberation I'm getting cussed retired successful Brazilian connected Instagram lol,' Humphrey shared successful a abstracted post.
Biles vanished nan 2024 Olympics pinch 4 medals, including 3 successful gold, to return her full count to 11.
She besides praised Andrade for her keeping nan barroom precocious successful gymnastics astatine nan Olympics.
'I've ne'er had an jock truthful close,' Biles said astir facing nan Brazilian.
'This decidedly kept maine alert and brought retired nan champion jock successful me. So I'm excited and proud to compete pinch her.
'I've ne'er been truthful stressed before. Thank you, Rebeca.'