Simone Biles Surprises Suni Lee’s Dad With A New Wheelchair
Simone Biles continues to prove to be a supportive teammate on and off the mat. Biles gifted Olympic teammate Suni Lee’s father, John Lee, a brand new wheelchair with the help of the TODAY show.
The TODAY show tweeted a heartwarming video of John receiving the special surprise.
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee’s heartwarming reunion with her family on our plaza after the Tokyo Olympics inspired Simone Biles to ask TODAY’s help in coming up with a big surprise for Suni’s dad, John, who was paralyzed two years ago. @NMoralesNBC has the details. pic.twitter.com/kXcA3FQsJa
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 1, 2021
Per TMZ, John was paralyzed from the chest down in 2019 after falling off of a ladder.
Autumn Hawkins is the National Hip-Hop and R&B writer for Beasley Media, currently residing in New Jersey. Prior to working at Beasley Media, she was in broadcast news as an entertainment producer. When she's not impatiently waiting for Beyoncé to drop new music, she is reading, shopping, or planning a vacation.
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