I was greatly enjoying watching the Philadelphia Eagles—of whom I am a devoted fair-weather fan (Go Birds)—dominate Super Bowl 59 when my phone lit up. Was that Serena? Indeed it was! Seeing Serena Williams popping up during a Super Bowl isn’t surprising;

The American tennis legend appeared at the Super Dome during Lamar's halftime show performance of his Drake diss track.

Kendrick Lamar's halftime show at the Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, was one of the most memorable ones in recent times, and Serena Williams' appearance elevated it even further.

For less than five seconds in the closing moments of the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, as headliner Kendrick Lamar performed his Grammy-award winning Drake diss track “Not Like Us,” the camera flipped to the corner of the stage to show 43-year-old tennis all-time-great Serena Williams crip walking.

Fans watching Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime show, eagerly anticipating celebrity cameos, were thrilled to see tennis icon Serena Williams make

Grammy winning rapper Kendrick Lamar was the headline performer at Super Bowl 59, and his show featured several references to his feud with Drake.