In the last 48 hours, the US sporting world has been going gaga over the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce dating rumors. While the couple has yet to give an official word, fans and online sports pages have already made romantic content with the duo. Importantly, it brought significant change to viewership and merchandise sales. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Los Angeles Lakers rising star Austin Reaves who had been linked to the popstar before, addressed the issue in a recent podcast.

The 25-year-old Lakers shooting guard has stamped his authority in the hoops community over the last two years. Reaves initially rose up in ranks and made it to the starting line up. Following that, he started taking up anchor roles in the absence of big guns like LeBron James. Notably, he made a statement in the international forum with his recent FIBA World Cup 2023. In short, he announced his arrival.

Rising Lakers star Austin Reaves responds to the Taylor Swift question

Amid the viral Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift dating rumors, Austin Reaves was also dragged into the conversation. Moreover, it didn’t just pop out of nowhere. Over the NBA offseason, several dating rumors Reaves and Taylor Swift made rounds in the sporting world. One may think, wouldn’t he use this excuse to reach out to the pop star and interact? Well, Reaves responds to that in a recent podcast with Zach Lowe.

In the recent episode of The Lowe Post with Zach Lowe, the ESPN analyst pestered the Lakers star to bring out a possible viral content out of his mouth. But the shooting guard, stood his ground. While he had already denied the dating rumors, Lowe asked him whether he thought of reaching out to her, just keeping the rumors as excuse. Reaves pulls out humble response, saying, “No, not me. I am simple person that likes to keep my business on the download,” leaving the hos frustrated.

He further went on praising the Shake it off star. He added, “she’s literally amazing like you know music…  what she’s done for her career.” Importantly, he didn’t fail to talk about the Swifties. Reaves said, ” Her fans are literally the say the best fans in the world.”

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However, Lowe didn’t leave him yet, he further pushed it but Reaves stood his ground. He said, “I don’t know not for me… I’m happy with where I’m at.”

Where is humble Austin Reaves from?

The Humble Reaves, or the Hillbilly Kobe is from Newark, Arkansas. He grew up in a 300 acre farm which is very much alive and active. In the small town, everyone knew the star. As LA Times reported a local librarian’s word on Reaves. She said, “Even if you don’t love basketball, you love Austin.” 

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Coming from a relatively smaller town, Reaves has been making the LA crowd go gaga over him. Will he go on to become an NBA superstar? Let us know in the comments.