Flavor Flav hits Paris to boost his new passion: women’s water polo

Flavor Flav, co-founder of Public Enemy, is in Paris to support Team USA’s women’s water polo squad at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The team, which has won three consecutive gold medals, has gained Flav’s enthusiastic support as their “official hype-man.” Flav, donning a swim cap and Team USA jersey, expressed his newfound passion for water polo after reading about the team’s need for financial backing. He hopes his involvement will inspire more diversity in the sport, highlighting Ashleigh Johnson, the team’s Black goalkeeper, as a significant inspiration. Despite his lack of professional sports experience, Flav humorously recounted his brief and challenging stint in the pool with the team, emphasizing the sport’s difficulty. With his iconic clock necklace modified for waterproof wear, Flav aims to boost the team’s morale and help them secure a fourth gold medal. His support parallels that of singer Taylor Swift for the USA women’s rugby team, adding a unique blend of celebrity influence to the Olympic spirit.

Source: NPR