Caitlin Clark And Boyfriend Raise Eyebrows With Kiss At Wnba All-star Festivities

Caitlin Clark's boyfriend Connor McCaffery managed to springiness her a buss on-camera astatine WNBA All-Star weekend, but conscionable barely. 

Viral footage of an relationship betwixt nan mates surfaced connected Friday night, erstwhile Clark attack McCaffery successful nan ramparts of Gainbridge Field House. With cameras connected them, McCaffery leaned successful to buss Clark, but arsenic he did, she turned her head. 

McCaffery managed a ray kiss, connected nan broadside of her hair, arsenic she walked away. McCaffery past put his caput down. 

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The video prompted mixed reactions from fans, pinch galore expressing suspicion and others expressing mockery.

McCaffery is an adjunct men's hoops coach astatine Butler University successful Indiana. He was previously mocked connected societal media during a nonaccomplishment to Austin Peay successful November, erstwhile nan Fox College Hoops broadcast showed Clark sitting successful nan stands. 

The broadcast sanction paper identified her arsenic "Caitlin Clark 2024 WNBA Rookie of nan Year." Then, erstwhile nan camera turned to McCaffery connected nan sidelines, a sanction paper identified him arsenic "Connor McCaffery WNBA ROTY Caitlin Clark's Boyfriend."

Caitlin Clark and Connor McCaffery return successful nan Salt Lake City Stars return connected nan Indiana Mad Ants connected November 15, 2024 astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)

But nan broadcast moreover had to get McCaffery's small relative progressive successful nan gimmick. 

After disregarding McCaffery's title, his relative Patrick McCaffery, who is simply a subordinate connected Butler's team, was shown pinch a sanction paper that read, "Patrick McCaffery WNBA ROTY Caitlin Clark's Boyfriend's Brother." 

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Like Clark, Connor played hoops astatine nan University of Iowa, wherever nan mates met. He played successful 166 games astatine Iowa, each for his father, erstwhile Hawkeyes caput coach Fran McCaffery.

Connor dealt pinch injuries passim nan mostly of his assemblage career, but a redshirt twelvemonth and COVID-19 run allotted him six seasons. He reached nan NCAA tourney successful each of his afloat seasons, isolated from his COVID season. He averaged 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds, and played successful 111 wins, tying Jordan Bohannon for astir successful programme history. His profession assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.59 (527 assists to 147 turnovers) is nan 2nd champion successful NCAA history.

The mates started making love successful April 2023 aft Clark had led Iowa connected a tally to nan NCAA title game. But McCaffery was a elder astatine that time, and he began his coaching profession correct aft graduating. 

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark hugs her fellow Connor McCaffery aft defeating nan Phoenix Mercury astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse connected August 16, 2024 successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

In May of that year, he began his profession arsenic an adjunct coach for nan Indiana Pacers. McCaffrey ended up pinch a occupation successful Indiana earlier Clark moreover knew she was going to beryllium playing for nan Indiana Fever. By fate, nan Fever vanished pinch a bad capable grounds past play to gain nan apical prime successful nan WNBA Draft lottery this year, which sent Clark to Indiana, too.

Now, moreover pinch McCaffery's caller job, nan Butler field would beryllium conscionable 7 miles from nan Fever's arena, Gainbridge Field House. So, their fates will enactment successful Indianapolis together for now. 

Last August, during nan WNBA Olympics break, nan mates made a travel to New York City to watch a Yankees game. However, only Clark was seen being fixed a circuit of nan Yankees clubhouse, and only Clark took photos pinch prima players Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo and Juan Soto. 

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WNBA prima and erstwhile Iowa Hawkeye Caitlin Clark (L) and fellow Connor McCaffery be a Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament - Second Round crippled betwixt nan Iowa Hawkeyes and nan Michigan State Spartans astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse connected March 06, 2025 successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

Clark sent a day Instagram station successful grant of McCaffery past Sunday arsenic she and nan squad took connected nan Dallas Wings. Clark shared respective snaps of her and McCaffery connected societal media arsenic he turned 27.

"Happy happy happy day con. you make mundane amended and I couldn’t beryllium much grateful. whitethorn this beryllium nan champion twelvemonth yet, one emotion you," she wrote successful nan caption of nan post.

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