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Flavor Flav’s support of Team USA water polo will go down as one of the best moments of the 2024 Summer Olympics, and Funko is teaming with the hip-hop legend to show love to the sport.
After testing the waters on Aug. 6, Funko officially announced the limited-edition Flavor Flav Team USA Pop! collectible on Friday (Aug. 9). The patriotic Pop! vinyl is decked out in red, white and blue – including a basketball jersey, white pants and sneakers, blue sunglasses and a USA Water Polo swim cap.
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Team USA USAWP Flavo Flav Funko Pop!
The Flavor Flav Funko Pop! measures four inches tall, and there’s a gift box available for an additional $3.50. It retails for $20.
Funko will make a donation to Team USA Water Polo in collaboration with the limited release.
Fans will only have a week to pre-order the Team USA USAWP Flavor Flav collectible before its gone for good. The Pop! vinyl will be available for pre-order starting on Friday, Aug. 9, at 9:30 a.m. PT until Friday, Aug. 16, at 9:30 a.m. PT.
The Flavor Flav Funko Pop has an estimated ship date of Dec. 12, but Funko has other music-related Pop! vinyls on the way, such as the Ice Spice Funko, a Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” Funko, a BLACKPINK Born Pink World Tour Funko set and a Snoop on the Stoop holiday Pop! vinyl.
Flavor Flav has been in Paris supporting the U.S. women’s water polo team over the last two weeks. Unfortunately, the team lost to Australia on Thursday, ending its bid for a fourth straight title. Flav reacted with a post on X admitting that he wanted to cry, but was trying to hold back. “[I’m] so proud of this team,” he tweeted. “We still in this.”
I wanna cry,,, but imma trying not to. Imma SO PROUD of this team.
We still in this.
— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) August 8, 2024
Earlier this week, the 65-year-old rapper spoke to NPR about why he chose to sponsor the U.S. Women’s Water Polo Team.
“A a young lady on the water polo team – her name is Maggie Steffens, she put a story out, and my manager read the story and turned me on to the story,” he explained. “When the women aren’t in the water playing water polo they’re home, working active jobs – one, two and three jobs. These girls are out here busting their butt to make the United States look good. So when they’re out here playing and practicing, it takes them away from their work. So I said to myself, why not step in and try to help these girls out?”
Watch the 2024 Olympics live on NBC and Peacock. The games will come to a close on Sunday.
