Caitlin Clark opted not to play in Europe this offseason, so she was given the chance to vote in person on Tuesday after enjoying some big-ticket entertainment in the United States.
Clark appeared at the Taylor Swift-era tour concert at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday night, and shared photos from the event on his Instagram.
Clarke was also seen sharing friendship bracelets, a staple of Swift's fanbase, with other attendees.
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Clark was noticeably far from the stage and had to take a seat in the outside section. Tickets for Friday's concert had a starting price of about $2,000 before fees at various vendors. But the starting price plummeted in the days leading up to the concert, to just $1,271 before fees at Vivid Seats by Friday morning.
Clark's 2024 WNBA salary was $76,535. However, it is estimated that she earned more from other sources. But even if he didn't splurge for a front-row ticket, Clark still had the chance to witness a musical figure who has been compared to a leading athlete.
Clark was recently featured next to Swift on the cover of Time magazine's recent “Inspiring Women” special issue, which featured eight women in leadership positions, including multiple athletes. Clark and Swift were the only two athletes in the top spot, with Clark ahead of veteran sports icons Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe as the highest-ranked athlete.
Recently, social media posts from Clark's college days resurfaced, bringing together the two's fan bases.
“Taylor Swift, welcome to the good side,” Clark wrote on a Sept. 24, 2023, post by X, adding the hashtag “Chiefs Kingdom.”
Clark has said many times that he is a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan. She originally posted this in September 2023, shortly after Swift went public with her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce.
The influx of interest in Clark by Swift fans came after a controversial podcast episode performed by Clark's biggest rival, Angel Reese, in October.
Reese, who played emotional, high-stakes games with Clark during their college days and made comments about Clark's fans off the court, was married to Kelsey's ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole, a promotional model, media personality and on-air personality. was officiated. Instagram host and entertainment journalist. Nicole's comments on the podcast sparked a backlash from Swift fans with multiple viral posts declaring loyalty to Clark in women's basketball's heated rivalry with Reese.
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Kaitlyn Clark and Angel Reese at the 2023 NCAA Women's Finals and Taylor Swift crying in front of Travis Kelce at the Super Bowl. (Ben Solomon/NCAA Photo, Getty Images)
Clark is also associated with Swift's political beliefs.
Early in Clark's rookie season, on September 10, she liked an Instagram post in which Swift announced her support for Kamala Harris.
However, when asked if she liked Swift endorsing Harris, Clark herself did not endorse the candidate. Clark instead responded with a message about the importance of telling people to vote.
“I think I have this great platform myself,” she told reporters at the Indiana Fever team's press conference on Sept. 11. I believe this is the second time I have been able to vote in an election. This is the most I can do with this platform. Same thing with Taylor.
“And I think continuing to learn about our candidates and the policies they support. I think that's the biggest thing you can do. And I think that's the biggest thing you can do. That's what I would recommend to everyone.” ”
Swift's endorsement dates back to 2018, when she supported Democratic candidates Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper in the US midterm elections in Tennessee. He then supported Biden in 2020 and Harris in 2024.
Clark was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and played at Iowa before turning pro, where he was drafted by the Fever. Her parents, Ann and Brent, have three children, and Caitlin is the middle child between her two siblings, Blake and Colin. Her parents are lifelong Iowans. Former President Donald Trump won six electoral votes in Iowa in the 2020 election. But in Polk County, where Des Moines is located, the majority of votes went to Biden.
But Clark has also been called a “right-wing icon” by popular sports journalist and talk show host Skip Bayless, and other WNBA players have accused her fan base of racism. Those players include Reese and the Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas and DeJonai Carrington.
Still, according to a recent YouGov survey, Clark is one of the most popular basketball players in the world in 2024, ranking alongside athletes like LeBron James and Stephen Curry, and Clark's followers Includes a large number of both men and women. The “Caitlin Clark Effect” became widely employed in the media last year to describe Clark's influence on women's basketball at the college and professional levels.
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This year's WNBA Draft, in which the Indiana Fever selected Clark with the No. 1 overall pick, averaged 2.45 million viewers, the most viewers in WNBA Draft history and the most-watched WNBA telecast since 2000. . All seasons include Clark. She helped the league reach record television viewership for games played simultaneously with NFL games.
Kelly Krauskopf, the Fever's new president of basketball and business operations, said during her inaugural press conference Tuesday that she wants the Fever's brand to be like the technology company Apple.
“We have a foundational player in Caitlin Clark and we're going to build on that. But I want this team to be a leader in this country and an enduring brand like Apple. I hope so. There's a real opportunity here,” Krauskopf said. Said.
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