Legendary hype man and human metronome Flavor Flav turned Jingle Ball 2024 into a cry-fest, and no, it wasn’t because someone stole his giant clock. It all went down at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, where Flav rolled in with the ultimate squad — U.S. Women’s Water Polo superstars Ashleigh Johnson and Maggie Steffens — and left with something that hit harder than a Kanye beat: a custom-made clock.
This wasn’t just any clock, though. It wasn’t from a Target aisle or even the bougie home section at Nordstrom. Nope, this baby was handcrafted to honor Flav’s time (pun intended) at the Paris Olympics earlier this year, where he apparently cheered so hard for Team USA he practically coached them to glory.
“I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying!” Flav basically said on Instagram after the heartfelt moment. Actually, his exact words were:
“I get emotional every time I see my Water Polo girls,,, but this was something special. They had me crying real tears for about 10 minutes here. We had to stop the press.”
Yes, Flavor Flav cried for TEN minutes. That’s like 47 hype man catchphrases worth of tears! And who could blame him? This wasn’t just a Christmas present; it was the Christmas present — a Gold Medal clock to remind him that time flies when you’re spreading love, joy, and wearing oversized accessories.
He continued his heartfelt monologue-slash-cry-session:
“I do things just to spread love and joy and support others and I don’t expect anything in return. The Paris Olympics was the highlight of my year and I was so happy to be able to help so many people out,,, I think we all won gold,,, but to get a Gold Medal clock and to be recognized by people who mean so much to me is the greatest Christmas present and gift in life.”
Okay, Flav, we see you with the holiday feels! Forget Santa — Flavor Flav just became the official ambassador of good vibes and clock-shaped gifts.
He didn’t stop there, throwing shoutouts left and right like a true hype man. He thanked Maggie, Ashleigh, the entire Water Polo squad, iHeartRadio for being the cool concert parents, and even the clockmaker, Rock N Stones, because apparently, that is the clock plug you didn’t know you needed.
“Man,,, thankx to @iheartradio for creating this moment and @rock_n_stones for creating the clock,,, I love you all,!!!”
Flavor Flav just made “crying over a clock” the most heartwarming sports-adjacent moment of 2024. Somebody get this man another clock — or at least a tissue sponsorship.