Jayson Tatum is tired of listening to the cruel criticism levied at Simone Biles for pulling out of the Olympics for mental health reasons. On Tuesday, the Celtics' star tweeted an emphatic defense of the five-time Olympic medalist.
Tatum responded to an obscene rant from right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, who called Biles a "selfish sociopath" and "shame to the country."
"Is it that hard to be supportive and empathetic to what others are going through?," Tatum wrote. "This is someone's daughter and her health your referring to. Wonder if he has kids and how he would feel as a parent someone talking about his kids this way. Cause I'd be DAMNED. Simone is a hero!"
Biles, 24, was the only survivor of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse to compete in these Olympics. "I had to come back to the sport to be a voice, to have change happen," she said this yea, via CNN.
Tatum is participating in his first Olympic Games for Team USA in basketball. He scored 14 points with four rebounds and two assists in the United States' 120-66 victory over Iran Wednesday.
