"What an incredible experience" - Yankees great Alex Rodriguez's all-American and Dominican spirit shines bright at Paris Olympics
The ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics has everyone in a patriotic spirit, including Alex Rodriguez, who has allegiance to both the United States of America and the Dominican Republic. Earlier this week, A-Rod and his family landed in Paris to attend the Summer Games.
On Friday, A-Rod posted a series of photos where he can be seen enjoying various Olympic events at different stadiums. He touted the experience as "incredible" while supporting US and Dominican Republic athletes at the games.
"Nothing like the Olympic spirit. What an incredible experience!"
Alex Rodriguez was born in New York and was raised in the Washington Heights, Manhattan, where many Dominican immigrants stayed at the time. His father, Victor Manuel RodrÃguez Marcano and mother, Lourdes Nelly Navarro Melo, both were from San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic. Thereby, his allegiance to both the States and the DR.
In the photos shared, he was seen cheering for US when its men's basketball team faced Serbia in the semifinals. Team USA took down a Nikola Jokic-led unit in a 95-91 thriller.
Alex Rodriguez takes part in viral Olympics trend going viral on internet since the start of Summer Games
New trends going viral with relevant events has become the norm on social media. One of the most viral trends related to the Summer Games was "Sad to announce, unfortunately, I was not part of the Olympics."
In this trend, users need to announce an Olympic event they lack, followed by evidence of it.
Many social media celebs, like Olivia Dunne, who is not part of the Olympics, have participated in this trend. With A-Rod in Paris, he too got involved with the trend.
The sport where he didn't qualify was basketball, as he shared a throwback basketball clip of him shooting from beyond the arc and completely missing the shot. However, he made his next shot.
"Sad to announce, unfortunately, I was not selected for the 2024 Olympics Team, " he wrote in the video.
Moreover, he hilariously hinted at trying to make the team at the 2028 LA Olympics.
Alex Rodriguez is expected to be there when the US takes on France later tonight for the gold medal game.