Caitlin Clark’s Interaction With LeBron James Catches Attention
After making it to the All-WNBA first-team, Caitlin Clark is gearing up for her second season with a reloaded Indiana Fever team. Although Clark didn’t participate in the inaugural Unrivaled season, she has made the most of her offseason. Including speaking at numerous events and a pro-am golf tournament, Clark has attended multiple Indiana Pacers games. Clark’s latest appearance at Gainbridge Fieldhouse came on Wednesday, March 26, when the Pacers hosted LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Clark was watching the Lakers’ 120-119 win from her suite alongside her boyfriend and Butler assistant coach Connor McCaffery. Although there is no visual evidence, Pacers and Fever beat writer Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files reported that Clark met up with LeBron after the game. “Caitlin Clark was in a suite for the game with her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery,” Agness wrote. “After the game, James met with Clark – also a Nike athlete – for the first time outside of the Lakers’ locker room, per league sources.”
Some NBA and WNBA fans were intrigued by the idea that Clark and LeBron had time to chat, taking to social media to leave their thoughts.
“Lebron met Caitlin outside the locker room after the Lakers vs Pacers game and nobody caught it smh,” one fan said. “Lebron has always shown her respect and supported her when people questioned her talent vs hype. Plus, both being Nike athletes, I’m sure they wanted to finally meet,” added another. “Connor McCaffrey is out hear living the dream lmao,” claimed a third. Other fans were upset that there was no photo evidence. “i’m irritated,” one fan wrote. “No pics….” commented a second. “No one could sneak a pic??” asked a third.
It’s tough to say what LeBron and Clark could have discussed. Maybe it had something to do with their Nike partnerships; perhaps it was just greatness respecting greatness. But to be a fly on the wall for that conversation would have been something special.
Caitlin Clark Reacts to Boyfriend’s Exciting Family News
The University of Iowa will always be a cherished place for Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark. While playing with the Hawkeyes, Clark led the team to back-to-back championships and became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer (3,951 points). Last month, the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year returned to the Carver-Hawkeye Arena as the school retired her No. 22 jersey into the rafters. Iowa is also where she met her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, who played for the men’s basketball team for six years under head coach Fran McCaffery, his father.
However, after 15 seasons as the Hawkeyes head coach, Iowa fired Fran McCaffery after finishing with 17-16 record and missing the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.
However, McCaffery’s father didn’t remain jobless for long. On March 27, the University of Pennsylvania, Fran McCaffery’s alma mater, confirmed reports that they hired him to be the head coach of the Quakers.
