With roughly 80 days left until the Paris 2024 Olympics, rapper Flavor Flav threw his support behind the U.S. women’s water polo team.
“These women should not have to be working 2-3 side jobs to be able to compete,” Flavor Flav, whose legal name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., wrote on X.
This sponsorship came after captain Maggie Steffens took to Instagram to ask for more support. According to Steffens, teammates take up jobs as teachers, business owners, coaches, physician assistants, and more, all while training for the Olympics. The team is already partially sponsored by donations from USA Water Polo and the U.S. Olympic Committee, along with other companies that supply their balls, suits, and the like.
Athletes are currently in Paris for test games ahead of the Olympics. The women’s water polo team has already beaten France in one test game, 12-6.
Flav claimed he attempted to buy the team tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour as the popstar made a recent stop in Paris, where she will remain through Sunday. Swift provided the players with tickets for free, allowing the team to attend together.
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The U.S. team is the only non-European team to medal in the sport of water polo. On top of that, the team set its own record with its winning streak — the team has won three gold medals since 2012.
As far as the U.S. men’s team goes, they haven’t medaled in water polo since 2008. Currently, Hungary’s men’s team has a four-game streak in gold medals.
