Caitlin Clark is living out her Swiftie dreams.
The WNBA star shared the details on what it was like getting the VIP treatment at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts — and the sweet gifts she received from the singer — in a new profile for Time.
Clark, who was recognized as Time’s Athlete of the Year, shared in her cover story published Tuesday that she attended back-to-back Swift concerts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., last month.
The Indiana Fever athlete watched the Eras Tour in a private suite and even got to meet Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and her mother, Andrea Swift.
After attending two of the three shows, Clark, 22, revealed that Swift, 34, gifted her four bags of Eras Tour merchandise with a personalized note about how “inspiring” she was.
Per Clark, the “Blank Space” singer wrote that she and Kelce were “excited” to attend one of the basketball star’s games — and even “invited Clark to attend a Chiefs game” to watch the tight end play.
During the concert, Clark was seen dancing, singing and exchanging friendship bracelets with fellow fans.
“People are just going crazy that I’m there,” she told Time. “I thought people would be so in their own world, ready to see Taylor. And it was just completely the opposite.”
The former University of Iowa athlete added that her security team even gave her a “30-page PDF with instructions on how to navigate movements at the Swift concert.”
The fun experience seemed to be mutual for Kelce, 35, as he also raved about getting to meet the famed athlete.
“It was fun. Saw Caitlin Clark out there, got to meet Caitlin,” the Kansas City Chiefs athlete said on his “New Heights” podcast on Nov. 6.
“She’s awesome,” he continued. “She loves being out there in Indianapolis, says it’s a fun city and we’re both just true Midwesterners to the heart, you know? Played high school ball, college ball, pro ball all out here in the Midwest and it was cool catching up with her.”
The three-time Super Bowl champion assured fans that Clark “was into the show, for sure” and was “just having fun” with her friends and family and “getting everybody to experience Tay up there on stage making the entire 69,000, 70,000 people go f–king nuts for four hours.”
He added, “I think this was like, her third or fourth show she’s been to. She’s a Swiftie through and through, man.”
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