{"id":52077,"date":"2025-05-29T08:44:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T08:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52077"},"modified":"2025-05-29T08:44:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T08:44:59","slug":"caitlin-clark-taps-into-massive-taylor-swift-fanbase-as-injured-wnba-star-shows-off-best-shirt-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52077","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark taps into massive Taylor Swift fanbase as injured WNBA star shows off &#8216;best shirt in the world&#8217;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Caitlin Clark<\/span>\u00a0has tapped into a massive new fan base with her t-shirt on Tuesday, donning gear from\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Taylor Swift<\/span>&#8216;s &#8216;Eras Tour&#8217; as she boarded a team flight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Clark has shown love for and been friends with Swift in the past, including\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">attending Eras Tour stops at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Swift returned the favor to Clark\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">by inviting her to sit in a luxury box\u00a0<\/span>for a\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Kansas<\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs game, watching the &#8216;Anti-Hero&#8217; singer&#8217;s boyfriend,\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Travis Kelce<\/span>\u00a0in the playoffs in January against the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Houston Texans<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Clark also appeared on Travis and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Jason Kelce<\/span>&#8216;s podcast, &#8216;New Heights&#8217;, months back,\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">admitting she has been a Chiefs fan for years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Indiana<\/span>\u00a0Fever star, who is currently injured with a quad ailment, showed off her t-shirt on a team flight to Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Reppin&#8217; T-Swift baby!&#8217; Clark said walking to the plane. &#8216;Best shirt in the world!&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c46cb5087a07adf2\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/27\/22\/98803081-14755151-image-a-4_1748382260993.jpg\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark has tapped into the massive Taylor Swift fan base with her t-shirt on Tuesday\" width=\"634\" height=\"793\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Caitlin Clark has tapped into the massive Taylor Swift fan base with her t-shirt on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/video\/mol\/2025\/05\/27\/2934492078332068159\/1024x576_MP4_2934492078332068159.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f72df2a0ccba0d71\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/27\/23\/98804073-14755151-image-a-15_1748383321891.jpg\" alt=\"Swift and Clark have been in public together before, including at a Kansas City Chiefs game\" width=\"634\" height=\"390\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Swift and Clark have been in public together before, including at a Kansas City Chiefs game<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Fever play the Washington Mystics on Wednesday night in a game moved from the nation&#8217;s capital to Baltimore, where the team could play in front of a larger crowd, due to Clark&#8217;s popularity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now, Clark will be in attendance, but will not take the court for a single minute, as she will be sidelined for at least two weeks with the injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Clark has had an eventful start to her sophomore professional season, as\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">she had an on-court incident against Angel Reese<\/span>\u00a0and objected to a no-foul call at the end of\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Saturday&#8217;s game against the New York Liberty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Fever are 2-2 and have been in every game this season. The team is expected to make the postseason for the second straight year, with improvements made to the roster around Clark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now, the Fever will have to try to stay the course with their best player, and Swift fan, on the bench.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark\u00a0has tapped into a massive new fan base with her t-shirt on Tuesday, donning gear from\u00a0Taylor Swift&#8216;s &#8216;Eras Tour&#8217; as she boarded a team flight. 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