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The Olympics are in full swing, and what better way to honor the Games by taking a look back at the most iconic performances from the Olympics? From the Paris Opening Ceremony with Lady Gaga and Celine Dion to Kylie Minogue’s rendition of “Dancing Queen,” we take you through our favorites. Comment below on what […]
The rap legend is doing it all at the Paris Games.
Even without a gold medal draped around his neck, Snoop Dogg has been one of the big winners of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Snoop’s commentary on the Olympic Games in Paris has been priceless, and he completed another more familiar side quest on Monday night (Aug. 5), when he performed at the USA Basketball 50th anniversary party co-hosted by Comcast NBCUniversal.
A Celebration of Olympic Basketball party was held at the Palais Brongniart, which has been doubling as the Team USA House, ahead of the knockout round set to begin for the men’s team on Tuesday (Aug. 6) against Brazil, while the women’s team will take the court on Wednesday (Aug. 7) in the quarterfinal.
The hoop stars were in attendance, with LeBron James, Steph Curry, Anthony Edwards, A’ja Wilson, Diana Taurasi and more in the building. Even NFL legend Tom Brady made an appearance, as well as Team USA alums Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Sue Bird.
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Snoop took the stage rocking a shirt featuring A’ja Wilson in her No. 9 USA jersey to perform hits such as Billboard Hot 100-topping anthem “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and he even covered Next’s “Too Close.” Eventually, some members of Team USA even joined him on stage to take part in the festivities.
Led by James, Kevin Durant and Curry, the men’s team is seeking a fifth consecutive gold medal at the Olympics. After dismantling Puerto Rico 104-83 in the final game of group play, Team USA looks to take it up a few notches in the quarterfinal game against Brazil on Tuesday (Aug. 6), where the Americans stand as heavy favorites (-26.5) to advance to the semis.
As for the women’s team, the ladies are in hot pursuit of their eighth gold medal in a row at the 2024 Olympics. They’ll suit up against Nigeria — who made it out of group play for the first time in the country’s history — on Wednesday (Aug. 7) in the quarterfinal.
Snoop continues to live his best life at the Olympics. He perused the Louvre Museum, swam with Michael Phelps and got up close with horses alongside his buddy Martha Stewart, when he dropped an equestrian freestyle.
Check out some highlights from the evening and Snoop Dogg’s performance below.
All we saw were STARS. USA Basketball, the NBA, the WNBA, Comcast NBCUniversal and Team USA came together Monday for a spectacular Celebration of Olympic Basketball. pic.twitter.com/gtDR42MUFD— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 6, 2024
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Back in the day it was most athletes’ dream to get a signature sneaker from the Swoosh brand, Nike, but as of late it seems like adidas has been stealing a lot of their thunder. Now, an Olympic Gold medalist seems to prefer three stripes to a swoosh, if he can have it his way.
According to Nice Kicks, Noah Lyles let the world know that he wanted his own signature shoe with adidas right after he took home the gold medal In the Paris Olympics 100-Meter sprint. Beating out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just tenths of a second in a pair of adidas Y-3 track spikes, the new fastest man in the world expressed his desire for a signature sneaker with the three-stripe brand in a post-race interview.
Nice Kicks reports:
“I want my own trainer,” he said. “Dead serious… I want a sneaker. There ain’t no money in spikes. There’s money in sneakers.”
If adidas were to make Lyles a signature shoe, he’d join the history books once more, this time in the world of sneakers joining legendary Michael Johnson and Allyson Felix as the only American sprinter with a shoe.
Johnson, who released the Nike Air Zoom JST in 1998 following the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and Felix, who left Nike and started her own footwear brand Saysh, set enough precedence for the Three Stripes to meet the demand of fans and athletes alike who aspire to performan at the highest level.
adidas would be fools to pass up this opportunity. Not only has the man earned it, but he bluntly stated he wants adidas over any other brand as his home. Not many athletes would say such a thing.
What do y’all think? Should adidas welcome Noah Lyles to their family? Let us know in the comments section below.
In case you’ve missed it so far, Snoop Dogg is absolutely living his best Olympic life right now. The Long Beach legend has been taking in as many events as possible in Paris over the past week in his gig as a special correspondent for NBC and this weekend was no exception. After carrying the […]
Adele didn’t let her live show get in the way of watching the 2024 Summer Olympics.
During her concert in Munich on Saturday (Aug. 3), the 36-year-old British songstress paused her performance to watch the women’s 100-meter final in Paris, as seen in a fan-captured clip posted on the X (formerly Twitter) account for NBC Olympics.
The “Easy on Me” singer then broadcast the 11-second race on the big screen for all 75,000-something fans at the custom-built Adele Arena, where her 10-night residency launched on Friday.
The Munich crowd fell to a hush as Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia took home the gold medal, finishing the race in 10.72 seconds. U.S. stars Sha’carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson won silver and bronze, respectively.
After Alfred’s victory, which marked Saint Lucia’s first Olympic gold medal in history, Adele asked the audience to give the runner a hand for the accomplishment.
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“Let’s give her a round of applause!” the 16-time Grammy winner said. “Let’s get on with the show. Fantastic, St. Lucia!”
Adele also had the Olympics on her mind during the opening night of the mini-residency on Friday.
“… While I was watching world-class athletes, I’d be like, ‘Oh that landing was a bit dodgy, wasn’t it? Oh her legs weren’t really straight,’ Meanwhile, if I tried anything that they do, I’d be dead,” she said in a fan-captured video from the show. “I’d absolutely die if I tried to even do a little, any kind of movement at all.”
During the concert, Adele also gave props to U.S. gymnast Simone Biles for winning multiple gold medals, calling her “absolutely brilliant.”
Adele’s 10-night stand in Munich concludes Aug. 31. See a full recap of the opening night here. The singer’s Weekends With Adele residency at Las Vegas’ Colosseum at Caesars Palace picks back up in October.
Taylor Swift is celebrating Team USA’s top athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
During NBC’s primetime coverage of the Olympics on Saturday (Aug. 3), the 34-year-old pop superstar narrated a promotional video praising three medal-winning stars at this year’s games: gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Katie Ledecky and sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson.
“Never be afraid to show them who you are, especially when the whole world is watching,” Swift says as her 2015 hit “Style” plays in the background. “Because there is no one way to be the best. No one way to inspire everyone else who will someday follow.”
The inspiring clip opens with written quote from fashion icon Coco Chanel, followed by a shot of Biles at the vault, then moving to Richardson confidently walking on a field, and Ledecky fiercely swimming in a pool.
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“You do what you love. You love what you do,” Swift says as more competition footage is shown. “You believe in your style, whatever it is.”
The video concludes with Swift name-checking the three women as shots of the athletes gleefully winning their medals flash across the screen.
“Katie, Sha’Carri and Simone,” the pop star says. “Three American stars. Three different visions of greatness. Tonight, in Paris.”
Last weekend, Swift’s live version of “…Ready for It?” from The Eras Tour was the soundtrack to a NBC commercial promoting the network’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“So ready to scream at my tv cheering for these athletes,” Swift reacted in an Instagram Story, adding a gold medal emoji to her comment while sharing a reel of the “…Ready for It?” promo.
The spot featured U.S. Olympic stars including Noah Lyles, LeBron James, Carissa Moore, Jagger Eaton and more, with Biles appearing at the end of the ad.
Watch Swift’s Paris Olympics promo video on X (formerly Twitter) below.
A number of RuPaul’s Drag Race queens are coming for Missouri politician Valentina Gomez after a homophobic tirade about the Olympics she posted to social media. “These f—-ts should get their own f—-t category, because, before, if a man hit a woman, it used to land him in jail. Now, it gets you a gold […]
Snoop Dogg has kept busy amid the 2024 Olympics in Paris, but he’s still finding time to take in a little culture. In a hilarious Instagram video posted Friday (Aug. 2), the rapper embarks on a guided one-on-one tour through the city’s famous Louvre museum while no one else is around. “We’re finna be snooping […]
