After A Player Highlighted How Many Olympians Have To Work "2 Or 3 Jobs," Flavor Flav Sponsored The US Women's Water Polo Team

“ When these girls are n’t in the water supply , they ’re home living active lives , working two or three jobs . It consider time to get a gilded decoration . "

Yes, the founder of Public Enemy. He’s also had plenty of moments of controversy throughout the years,includingspending a month in jail for assaulting his girlfriend at the time in 1991 and three months for shooting at a neighbor shortly after.

So, how did the rapper come to back the team? Back in May,record-breakingteam USA captain Maggie Steffens took toInstagramto ask for people’s “support” ahead of the Olympics (where, by the way, they’ve hadthreeconsecutive gold medals). “[It] means everything to us & impacts our sport more than most,” she wrote. “Many of my teammates aren’t just badass champions, but also teachers, business owners, coaches, physicians assistants, and more.”

“Some may not know this, but most Olympians need a 2nd (or 3rd) job to support chasing the dream (myself included!) and most teams rely on sponsors for travel, accommodations, nutritional support, rent/lodging, and simply affording to live in this day and age. Especially female sports and female athletes. We’ve had companies & amazing individuals support our sport alongside donors, USAWP & USOPC, but we always need more help,” she continued.

The “Flavor Flav promise” has held up: Shortly after, hesigneda five-year sponsorship deal and made an undisclosed financial donation. He even appeared in apromotionalvideo where he tried the sport.

Fast-forward to Friday’s game against Greece, and Flavor was in the crowd cheering — alongside first lady Jill Biden.

“When these girls aren’t in the water, they’re home living active lives…working two or three jobs. It takes time to get a gold medal,” Flavor reportedlysaidon Friday. “Everybody wants to feel like they got their back covered, like somebody has their back. When they feel that, it makes them feel more powerful, it makes them feel more better. It gives them a lot more energy to go out and get that fourth gold medal.”

And his support hasn’t gone unnoticed:

get ta love Flavor Flav being the official plug human being for women ’s water supply polopic.twitter.com/uX47qipq4W

Nice to see someone who says they care about women’s sports actually support it, eh? Here’s hoping for that fourth gold medal.

Flavor Flav gives a thumbs up at a sporting event, wearing a blue and white USA basketball jersey and large clock necklace

Flavor Flav on red carpet in stylish light-collared suit, bow tie, a fitted hat, and large clock necklace, posing with hands up and smiling

Team USA water polo player in mid-throw during a game, wearing a swim cap and suit

Team USA female athletes stand together in matching tracksuits during an event

Screenshot of Flavor Flav's comment on Maggie Steffens's Instagram post

Flavor Flav, wearing a blue "USA 24" jersey and swim cap, enthusiastically chants into a megaphone by a pool

Water polo player in mid-throw during a match. She is wearing a dark swimsuit and a red-white cap

It might be somewhat surprising to hear that the big sponsor of Team USA Women’s Water Polo at this year’s Olympics is…Flavor Flav.#

Yes, the founder of Public Enemy. He’s also had plenty of moments of controversy throughout the years,includingspending a month in jail for assaulting his girlfriend at the time in 1991 and three months for shooting at a neighbor shortly after.#

The “Flavor Flav promise” has held up: Shortly after, hesigneda five-year sponsorship deal and made an undisclosed financial donation. He even appeared in apromotionalvideo where he tried the sport.#

Fast-forward to Friday’s game against Greece, and Flavor was in the crowd cheering — alongside first lady Jill Biden.#

And his support hasn’t gone unnoticed:#

Nice to see someone who says they care about women’s sports actually support it, eh? Here’s hoping for that fourth gold medal.#

It might be somewhat surprising to hear that the big sponsor of Team USA Women’s Water Polo at this year’s Olympics is…Flavor Flav.

Yes, the founder of Public Enemy. He’s also had plenty of moments of controversy throughout the years,includingspending a month in jail for assaulting his girlfriend at the time in 1991 and three months for shooting at a neighbor shortly after.

The “Flavor Flav promise” has held up: Shortly after, hesigneda five-year sponsorship deal and made an undisclosed financial donation. He even appeared in apromotionalvideo where he tried the sport.

Fast-forward to Friday’s game against Greece, and Flavor was in the crowd cheering — alongside first lady Jill Biden.

And his support hasn’t gone unnoticed:

Nice to see someone who says they care about women’s sports actually support it, eh? Here’s hoping for that fourth gold medal.