LeBron James Thanks the ‘Simones’ for Inspiring Black Girls: ‘My Daughter Was Watching With Me’

*Nestled among the ton of accolades bestowed upon Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Simone Manuel is a heartfelt Instagram message from LeBron James.

The nucleus of NBA’s world champion Cleveland Cavaliers watched the pair make history Thursday night alongside his daughter. LeBron made a point to tell the Olympic stars how inspirational they are to “young black girls.”

Simone + Simone = Gold??!!! Congrats young Queens!! Truly inspiring for so many especially young black girls. My daughter was watching with me. #GoUSA #GoldStandard

A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Aug 12, 2016 at 6:08am PDT

BTW: The Simones found their way toward each other today and snapped this priceless pic:

Simone x2 ?? @simone_manuel pic.twitter.com/4ktpvKECV7

— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 12, 2016

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