There are friendships, and then there are full-blown basketball power alliances wrapped in headbands and high-tops. Caitlin Clark and Tyrese Haliburton? They\u2019re both, just with better court vision and matching injury timings. With a friendship that began a few years ago, courtesy of Clark\u2019s boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, the two stars\u2019 connection has now transcended into a whole territory of wholesomeness. But before we get to the details of their dynamic, let\u2019s look at how the stars snatched folks\u2019 attention with their latest adventures.<\/p>\n
When Clark showed up to the WNBA All-Star weekend despite her groin injury along with Connor, Haliburton did, too, on a scooter despite his Achilles injury with longtime girlfriend, Jade Jones. But that\u2019s not the only thing that turned heads, but rather a clip that went viral from later that night. As per a video shared by an X user, the Fever star was seen at a party alongside Tyrese and Jade.\u00a0\u201ccaitlin is at a party with tyrese and his gf ????????????????????????,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>read the caption of the post showing the Fever star chilling in a corner of the jam-packed floor.<\/p>\n Notably, Haliburton and McCaffery were already well acquainted while they were playing college basketball at Iowa State and Iowa, respectively. But when the latter joined the Pacers\u2019 staff as a player development intern, they grew closer. \u201cMe and Connor would talk all the time about [Clark\u2019s] journey,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>the Pacers star reminisced in a conversation with\u00a0ESPN\u00a0<\/em>in June, before hilariously adding, \u201cBut I refused to cheer for Caitlin until she got out of college because I\u2019m not cheering for Iowa.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, now that Clark has made her way into the upper echelons of the NBA, so has the two-time NBA All-Star\u2019s support. More often than not, the Fever star and her friend are seen on the sidelines during each other\u2019s games, yelling, advising, and cheering. During one particular Pacers clash \u2013 that Clark was not able to attend because of her own team commitments \u2013 Clark even recorded her reaction to her friend\u2019s victory in overtime. \u201cI have a video on my phone I\u2019m never going to show anybody\u2026\u201dI cuss way too much in [the video],\u201d\u00a0<\/em>the former Hawkeyes star admitted. There\u2019s supposedly also a group chat that Haliburton ALWAYS\u00a0<\/em>responds to.<\/p>\n Even during the postseason, when very few people would hardly get a response, this particular chat, consisting of Clark, Connor, Tyrese, and his longtime girlfriend Jade Jones, would be the Pacers guards\u2019 source of information and entertainment. \u201cWe\u2019re talking 24\/7,\u201d <\/em>Haliburton stated to\u00a0ESPN. <\/em><\/p>\n Haliburton and Clark have been publicly rooting for each other for a long time. He tweets her highlights. She reposts his dimes. And when Caitlin Clark channels her inner Reggie Miller<\/a> in support of the Pacers? Haliburton\u2019s on the sideline, hyping her up right back. They\u2019re the embodiment of Midwest basketball loyalty\u2014scrappy, stylish, and borderline telepathic. Clark even admitted Haliburton clowns her after high-turnover games. \u201cHe\u2019ll text me and be like, \u2018Nice triple-double<\/a>,\u2019\u201d<\/em> she laughed. That support system cuts both ways. Clark was yelling at him courtside during Game 3 of the Finals: \u201cShoot it! You\u2019re open!\u201d<\/em> You don\u2019t yell at a star like that unless you know he\u2019s got it in him. And he does.<\/p>\n So, where does this go from here?<\/p>\n For starters, Caitlin Clark<\/a> and Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> are both reportedly committed to Indiana for the long haul. Small market, big heart. Clark said it best: \u201cTy and I would both tell you this is where we both hope to stay the rest of our careers\u2026 These people, this is what means the world to them.\u201d<\/em> She\u2019s embraced the Fever\u2019s rabid fanbase with the same energy she brings from the logo. Haliburton mirrors that. Injuries may have benched them temporarily, but the partnership?<\/p>\n via Imago<\/p>\nPoll of the day<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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