Jemele Hill, Dawn Staley call out critics of controversial Olympic boxer: 'Hope Khelif sues some people'

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After Italian boxer Angela Carini expressed regret and wanted to "apologize" to Imane Khelif, former ESPN writer Jemele Hill and South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley followed suit.

Carini said the controversy surrounding Khelif "makes me sad," and she "respect[ed]" the IOC's decision to let Khelif fight.

Khelif is considered to have male XY chromosomes and was barred from competing in the women's world championships last year.

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Jemele Hill and Dawn Staley called out critics of Imane Khelif Friday. (Getty Images)

After Carini apologized, Hill said many others need to follow suit, and she wants Khelif to take further action.

"A lot of people need to apologize," Hill, a writer for "The Atlantic," wrote on X. "I hope Khelif sues some people over their reckless remarks. All this story did was expose ugliness, hatred, and transphobia. As Carini admitted here, she quit because she was upset she was gonna get her a-- whooped and other folks turned it into something else."

Staley caught wind of Hill's post and added another comment.

"They also need to pray and be prayed for because…..the way their lives are set up pure hatred," Staley wrote.

Algeria's Imane Khelif (in red) gestures to Italy's Angela Carini in the women's 66-kilogram preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena in Villepinte Aug. 1, 2024. (Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hill replied that she "agree[d]."

Carini appeared to give Khelif the