Juanita Vanoy reposts Instagram story showing Snoop Dogg hanging out with Team USA Men’s Basketball team (Image of Snoop Dogg via IMAGN, image of Juanita Vanoy via Instagram)

Aside from being able to spend time with fellow NBA stars, the USA men’s basketball team has also been hanging out with rapper Snoop Dogg. The hip-hop icon, who has been in Paris enjoying the 2024 Olympics got to sit with the members of the U.S. basketball team in their bus.

The moment was captured on film and posted to Instagram, and Juanita Vanoy later reposted it to her Instagram Stories. To watch the full clip, visit Vanoy’s Instagram account.
Juanita Vanoy’s Instagram Story featuring Snoop Dogg with Team USA (Image via Juanita Vanoy’s IG)

Vanoy was Michael Jordan’s first wife, but the two divorced in 2006. The couple has three children together, namely Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine. MJ is now married to model Yvette Prieto.

Snoop was featured in Vanoy’s IG Story and has played a significant role at the Olympics. He was the torch bearer for the opening ceremony and is also a correspondent covering the events at the Olympics for NBC.

He has also been seen interacting with some of the USA’s other athletes aside from the men’s basketball team.

Snoop Dogg can be seen reacting to the now-infamous DX Chop from Joel Embiid

The USA men’s basketball team routed the Brazilians in the quarterfinal of the 2024 Paris Olympics to a final score of 122-87.

During that game, Joel Embiid performed a taunt from the famous WWE stable D-Generation-X (DX). The taunt is the crotch chop popularized by DX members such as Triple H and Shawn Michaels.

An iconic photo of Embiid performing the move was posted by USA Basketball on X, formerly known as Twitter. Aside from Embiid, two other icons can be seen in the photo.

The first is A’ja Wilson, who is playing for the women’s basketball team, and the other is Snoop. The pair can be seen reacting to the move by Embiid, which he performed as a celebration after making an and-1 play in the second quarter against Brazil.

This move seems to be a favorite for Embiid, as he did it last season in the NBA against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, the NBA was less receptive to the taunt and fined him $35,000.

Aside from the NBA’s disapproval, Kevin Durant also expressed disapproval for Embiid’s choice of celebration. Before they were Olympic teammates, KD tweeted at Embiid, telling him that the celebration was “trash.” This prompted Embiid to respond with another DX catchphrase, “suck it.”

Whether the Olympic officials decided to be more lenient with Embiid or simply missed the gesture is unclear. Regardless, this celebration from Embiid has gifted basketball fans with an iconic photo. One that also features Snoop Dogg and A’ja Wilson.