We’re rooting for everybody Black at the 2024 Paris Olympics where Team USA currently leads the WORLD (the whole entire EARTH) in medals with the help of Gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles and the Golden girls who shined with all eyes on their every flip.
Biles, along with Jordan Chiles, and Brazilian bombshell Rebeca Andrade made Olympic history as the first ALL-BLACK Gymnastics podium ever.
Elsewhere in Paris, Noah Lyles backed up his big talk by winning Gold in the 100-meter final by 0.005 of a second in one of the closest races you’ll ever see.
NOAH LYLES’ OLYMPIC DREAM COMES TRUE!
100M GOLD MEDALIST. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/qR6bkXLHhE
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2024
You may recall the polarizing sprinter going viral for questioning why NBA Champions are called “world champions” when they haven’t beaten the world’s best teams.
“You know the thing that hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have ‘world champion’ on their head. World champion of what? The United States?”
—Noah Lyles on how hard it is to win a world title in track and field pic.twitter.com/rvb1np3KPb
— ESPN (@espn) August 27, 2023
Naturally, the quirky athlete’s comments set social media ablaze and caught the attention of NBA superstars, including Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Dame Lillard who commented under a post of the video.
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and other NBA players who responded to the World Champion Olympic Gold Medalist Noah Lyles comments. https://t.co/dadZNJeDyk pic.twitter.com/QzhDueRsb2
— 4KT WHO YOU HATE (@royal_bobby24) August 4, 2024
In a hilarious Olympics subplot, Lyles leaned his way to Gold with NBA lovers and Team USA watching to see if he could pull it off after talking all that ish.
Noah Lyles had all of NBA Twitter hate watching him because of an objectively correct statement and pulled it off pic.twitter.com/KDQVBuiXx4
— The House that Kami Built (@KamitronPTW) August 4, 2024
Noah Lyles you survived the 100M hate watch. we will reconvene in the 200M. pic.twitter.com/qRQ8qnfu2m
— A ✩ (@adryanashton) August 4, 2024
Noah Lyles wearing his gold medal at Team USA breakfast in front of the NBA players pic.twitter.com/CrrLFpf8oI
— Sumeet (@flameosumeet) August 4, 2024
Noah Lyles and USA mens basketball when they also win gold pic.twitter.com/iq1YXDPAwJ
— CARESHA ABEG (@mortalslut) August 4, 2024
On the women’s side, Sha’Carri Richardson sprinted to Silver–her first Olympic medal ever–in the 100-meter final with Jamaican rival Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce out with a hamstring injury.
Other storylines worth following are LeBron and Team USA chasing Gold, Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Gable Steveson gearing up for Gold in Wrestling, and Erriyon Knighton sprinting into the 200-meters spotlight.
Look at Bron face, he a psycho man😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/auucRERL8U
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) August 3, 2024
And for those who dumped their cable package for streaming platforms, you can catch Team USA rack up more medals live on Peacock.
She requires no introduction, the most medaled gymnast of all time, @Simone_Biles 🥇 #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/wMThstLXrV
— Peacock (@peacock) August 3, 2024
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