After winning three straight Olympic medals in men’s basketball, LeBron James sat out the 2016 Summer Olympics and watched Team USA from home. He used social media to cheer on gymnast Simone Biles, who won four gold medals and a bronze in Rio. The athlete known as “King James” called Biles and swimmer Simone Manuel “young queens” and said they were inspirations to his daughter.
Biles repaid the compliment in person this past weekend when she attended a Cleveland Cavaliers game. 6-foot-8 James had to bend down about two feet to give 4-foot-8 Biles a hug.