The sporting nation looked on Thursday afternoon as Team USA gymnastics star Simone Biles captured her second gold medal of the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning the all-around competition with a stunning performance.
Athletes from across the nation weighed in on her performance, but one that captured our eye was from Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant, who dubbed Biles as “Goat Biles.”
Beyond that, Durant went on to make an incredibly bold claim about the gold medalist, saying that she could easily do some impressive things on the basketball court as well.
I really believe Goat Biles can catch a lob and finish. #bounce
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 1, 2024
“I really believe Goat Biles can catch a lob and finish. #bounce” Durant wrote on X.
Biles finished with a total score of 59.131, a 1.199-point gap between the silver medalist Rebeca Andrade. Her USA teammate, Suni Lee, finished with the bronze medal, securing a total score of 56.465.
This is the sixth Olympic gold medal for Biles in her career. She won four in the 2016 Rio Olympics, but failed to win any in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Meanwhile, Durant is still chugging along with Team USA as he tries to pick up his fourth Olympic gold medal to go along with those won in 2012, 2016, and 2020.