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A'ja Wilson and Snoop Dogg Vibed Courtside During Team USA Olympics Basketball

Robin Lundberg

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

When it comes to Snoop Dogg, the vibes can often be high. Or as Las Vegas Aces and Team USA star A'ja Wilson called them, "top tier". Wilson and Snoop sat courtside together as the men's basketball squad bested Brazil in a contest that saw Kevin Durant become the all-time Olympics scorer for the Americans, passing WNBA legend Lisa Leslie.

The image of Wilson sitting beside the rapper turned pop culture icon was widely shared, as Snoop has become an ambassador for the games. That amidst reports the California native is being paid $500,000 per day for his work with NBC. Regardless of the validity of the speculated salary, Snoop's star power is of course unquestioned. And this wasn't his first appearance with members of the gold-medal favorite women's roster, given he also brought members of the team on stage during a surprise performance in Paris.

Wilson of course is a star herself, and she has shined very brightly on the floor for Team USA. A'ja and Breanna Stewart have led the way as the squad has now registered 58-straight wins in Olympics competition.

A'ja has managed to stay connected on social media even while dominating overseas. Wilson has playfully interacted not just with posts about who she was sitting with to watch LeBron James and company, but also on reports regarding her upcoming shoe collaborations with Nike.

The Aces star will soon return to WNBA action and attempt to lead her team to a three-peat, but until then she should continue to have good seats for events at the Olympics, that is when she isn't competing for gold herself.

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Robin Lundberg

ROBIN LUNDBERG

Robin Lundberg is a media veteran and hoops head who has spent the bulk of his career with iconic brands like Sports Illustrated and ESPN. His insights have also been featured on platforms such as Fox and CNN and he can currently be heard hosting shows for Sirius XM and on his burgeoning YouTube show. And now he brings his basketball expertise to Women's Fastbreak on SI!

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