Williams’ appearance in the halftime show is also raising eyebrows because Lamar brought her out on stage during a song that’s commonly known as a diss to Drake. Lamar and Drake feuded over the years, culminating in a series of diss tracks about one another last summer — and a lawsuit.

Celebrity friends and family of the four-time Olympic gold medalist flooded the comment section, cheering on the tennis star's surprise appearance. Former NBA star Dwyane Wade commented fire emojis, while Serena Williams' sister Venus Williams commented "You did that!!! 💙✨"

I t was a brief but blockbuster cameo. 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.