Die-hard Swiftie Caitlin Clark is continuing her friendship with the pop star’s boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason. The WNBA Rookie of the Year, who first met the KC Chiefs star at Swift’s concert in Indiana, finally appeared on the brothers’ podcast New Heights as their latest guest. Not only did Jason Kelce reveal that she was their most requested guest but her achievements from even before she turned professional continue to baffle him!
The latest episode of the show talks about all things Clark, and at one point, the Chiefs player says, “We heard you got your first recruiting letter in 7th grade. Is this true?” Calling it “insane”, Travis Kelce asks if she was playing with high schoolers at that point and the Fever guard answered in the affirmative. Calling it “honestly sad” that she got college recruitment letters in 7th grade, Clark realizes how recruitment has changed in recent years.
Jason Kelce seems a bit baffled by her statement at first but then seems to realize what CC is saying. “I feel very fortunate,” the Fever guard continues, thanking her parents for keeping things balanced. “They wanted me to be in seventh grade and enjoy middle school and hang out with [my] friends. Like, you shouldn’t be worrying about where you’re going to college.”
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Caitlin said it’s “honestly sad” that she got college recruitment letters in 7th grade. Jason was confused at first lmfao pic.twitter.com/hPQu7oEtLI
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The Kelce brothers seem in awe of her throughout as the Iowa sensation talks about her early exploits. “I was never in a rush,” she added. “My parents did a really good job of making sure I have a good circle around me. It wasn’t always about college recruitment.” Clark also revealed how she didn’t visit any schools until after her freshman season, eventually making a choice in her senior year.
New Heights’ surprise appearance may not have been a surprise for everyone as some guessed who the Kelce brothers were finally going to host after fans had long been requesting CC to make an appearance on the show. All that is left is for Clark to now meet Taylor Swift in person (and likely break the internet in the process).
Might it happen at a Fever game?
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Caitlin Clark, Taylor Swift, and Travis Kelce – a long-awaited trio
Caitlin Clark is a long-time Kansas City Chiefs fan and Travis Kelce now seems to be a women’s basketball enthusiast. Taylor Swift has already appeared at NFL games and sent four bags of goodies to CC with a note that said Clark was inspiring to watch from afar. Per TIME magazine, the musician also said “Trav and I” were excited to get to a Fever game with the Eras tour now at its tail end and even invited the Fever player to attend a Chiefs game with her!
After their previous meeting at Lucas Oil Stadium, Travis Kelce had said on the pod that he was glad to have a Midwest connection with Clark, “Played high school ball, college ball, pro ball, all out here in the Midwest and it was cool catching up with her.”
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Well, now we can’t wait to see these three meet up sometime in the future! But until that happens, Thursday’s episode of New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce featuring Caitlin Clark will have to do.
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