Flavor Flav has always had many talents and ventures, whether in music, reality television, or business. And while nobody probably had Flav sponsoring the USA Women’s water polo team on their 2024 bingo card, that is precisely the case as the artist has emerged as playing a vital role in the team’s success and journey to the Olympics.
The story began in May when women’s water polo team member Maggie Steffens posted how most women work one (or more) full-time jobs besides practicing and competing in the sport. She commented how the women’s water polo team, like many less popular sports, relies on sponsors to pay for equipment, travel, and pool time.
Flav commented on her post, vowing that “as a girl dad and supporter of all women’s sports,” he would “personally sponsor you my girl,,, whatever you need.” He promised that his manager would be in touch with her agent and that he would “use all my relationships and resources to help all y’all even more. That’s a FLAVOR FLAV promise.”
The former Public Enemy artist indeed came through on his promise, donating an undisclosed amount of money and, more importantly, serving as the team’s unofficial hype man. He attended matches wearing a Team USA-branded water polo cap and (of course) a similarly branded waterproof clock necklace. First Lady Jill Biden thanked him for supporting women’s sports by joining him to cheer on the team.
On X, Flav shared a video of him embracing Biden and team members along with the caption:
“I love all the support Women’s Water Polo is getting,,, ya boy is so appreciative that the First Lady came to the First Game . THANK YOU @flotus Dr. Jill Biden for all the support of you and your family.”
In a statement to the Associated Press, Flav stated “When I come out and I watch this water polo team … ‘USA! USA!’ Yo, I’m going to be the biggest hype man that they ever had in their life,” he told the AP on Friday. “I’m going to be bigger than any cheerleader that they had in their life. I’m going to cheer this team on, and I’m going to cheer this team into winning a gold medal.”
