Marlon Humphrey caught flak for slamming Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles’ act of sportsmanship.
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After the conclusion of the women’s floor exercise final on Monday in which Biles won silver and Chiles earned bronze, the American duo bowed to Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who stood atop the podium as the gold medalist, for an iconic Olympic photo op.
Humphrey, the Ravens cornerback, described the gesture as “literally disgusting” on X and was quickly hit with a storm of backlash.
“Yeah, because giving someone their flowers who has come back from THREE ACL tears to continue to be a top gymnast is disgusting,” one X user wrote.
“Yeah good sportsmanship to a competitor that came back from 3 ACL injuries is literally disgusting! kick rocks lol,” another added.
This is literally disgusting https://t.co/zKdrsOLnwd
— marlonhumphrey.eth (@marlon_humphrey) August 5, 2024
“You when people show good sportsmanship,” a third wrote, accompanied by the viral video of former MLB star David Ortiz smashing the dugout phone.
The tweet by the three-time Pro Bowler, whose 2023 season was littered with injuries, received over seven million views and 2,000 remarks.
The official Olympics X account shared the photo of the podium finishers shortly after the competition, writing, “This is everything.”
The post has amassed over 723,000 likes in less than 24 hours of being shared.
Humphrey, 28, responded to his critics Monday night.
“I’m lowkey getting cooked right now. I think I’m getting cussed out in Brazilian on Instagram lol,” Humphrey wrote on X.
Andrade — who notched silvers in the individual all-around and women’s vault, plus a bronze in the team all-around — narrowly defeated Biles to win her first gold medal of the 2024 Games.
The 25-year-old, who has undergone three ACL surgeries, earned a 14.166 score, while the American star fell short with a 14.133, following a few landing deductions.
Chiles snagged the bronze on inquiry at 13.766 for her first individual Olympic medal.
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Andrade also went head-to-head with Team USA’s lineup three years ago in Tokyo, capturing gold in vault and silver in all-around.
“I don’t want to compete with Rebeca no more. I’m tired!” Biles said, according to USA Today. “It’s way too close. … It definitely put me on my toes, and it brought out the best athlete in myself. So I’m excited and proud to compete with her but… I don’t like it!”
Biles, who many dub as “the GOAT,” still earned four overall medals from Paris, including three in gold (team all-around, individual all-around and vault).
