Discus thrower Veronica Fraley feared she would be evicted when she returned home from the Olympics in Paris, France.
On Thursday, the graduate student at Vanderbilt University, wrote a post explaining that she can’t pay her rent while competing at the Olympics.
“I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “My school only sent about 75% of my rent while they pay football players (who haven’t won anything) enough to buy new cars and houses.”
I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent ? my school only sent about 75% of my rent while they pay football players (who haven’t won anything ?) enough to buy new cars and houses ??????
— Veronica™?? (@vmfraley) August 1, 2024
Rapper Flavor Flav saw her post and responded, “I gotchu,,, DM me and I’ll send payment TODAY so you don’t have to worry bout it TOMORROW. And imma be rooting for ya tomorrow LETZ GO,!!!”
I gotchu,,, DM me and I’ll send payment TODAY so you don’t have to worry bout it TOMORROW,,, and imma be rooting for ya tomorrow LETZ GO,!!!
— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) August 1, 2024
“The Flavor of Love” star later posted a screenshot of the payment he sent to Fraley. “Man of word,” he captioned the image. “And Imma try and come by and support you in person tomorrow ,,, LMK what time.”
Tennis champ Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian also stepped in to offer financial assistance.
“C’mon now! I’ll split it with @flavorfav,” he wrote.
Ohanian later shared a screenshot of a $7,760 payment to Fraley. He wrote, “Update! It is done.”
Nah I just paid 7,760 because I like the number (my firm is @sevensevensix)
— Alexis Ohanian ?? (@alexisohanian) August 1, 2024
In a follow-up post, Fraley criticized lucrative NIL deals that are offered to college athletes in major sports (football and basketball).
She clarified that her frustration has nothing to do with her school, but the “rules that bar me from making the amount I’m WORTH as a collegiate athlete such as NIL which favors popularity over performance. That’s all I’m sayin. Wish me luck tm!”
