Simone Biles Blasts USAG CEO After Anti-Nike Tweet

  • 5 years ago
According to Deadspin, Simone Biles spoke out after a tweet sent out by USA Gymnastics' new interim CEO and president Mary Bono.
The Gold medalist gymnast fired back after Bono, a former Republican congresswoman from California, posted a photo of herself covering up the Nike swoosh on her sneakers. This came after Nike announced their ad campaign with Black rights activist Colin Kaepernick.
Bono wrote, "Unfortunately I had these shoes in my bag, luckily I had a marker in my bag too.

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