HOLDING THE ACES
Raiders owner Mark Davis spotted sitting courtside at WNBA showdown with mystery woman after Hayden Hopkins drama
The Las Vegas Aces owner was rumored to be having a baby with a stunning dancer – which proved completely untrue
LAS Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis has sparked fresh romance rumors after being spotted with a mystery woman.
Davis sat courtside next to a stunning brunette at the Las Vegas Aces' home game against Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever on Tuesday evening.
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Aces owner Davis wore a white jacket and T-shirt, while his companion wore blue jeans and a black T-shirt.
They were seen carrying drinks to their seats and watching Clark in action.
Kelsey Plum scored 34 points and the Aces beat the Fever 88-69 in front of the fifth-largest crowd in WNBA history.
The Aces won their fifth straight game with 20,366 fans watching.
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It was also the largest regular-season crowd at a WNBA game since 1999.
Davis' date comes just a few weeks after dancer Hayden Hopkins hit back at suggestions she is pregnant with the Raiders owner's baby.
Rumors about the pair began to swirl after they were first seen together at a Raiders game in 2022.
But Hopkins, 26, clapped back at the claims insisting they are "false."
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"Reports of Mark Davis being the father of my child are wildly untrue," the mom-to-be posted to her Instagram Stories.
"I was pictured sitting next to him at a game in 2022 and have endured false rumors of a romantic relationship since.
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"I was just a guest sitting in the owner's box with other friends."
Hopkins is reportedly having a baby with baseball slugger Joey Gallo.
Gallo currently plays for the Washington Nationals and is a two-time All-Star.
The pregnancy was planned, per TMZ.
Meanwhile, ESPN analyst Pat McAfee was forced to apologize live on air after making comments about Hopkins' pregnancy on a recent episode of WWE Raw.
"A lot of people look at the size difference and think JD has no chance," McAfee said.
"Mark Davis is 70 years old and is expecting a child with a 26-year-old. Anything is possible in this modern world!"
Following Hopkins' confirmation that Davis was not the father, McAfee backtracked during his ESPN show.
"I apologize for perpetuating a lie," the former NFL punter said.
"I understand how happy you guys should be at this moment.
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"It would suck to have a 70-year-old billionaire looming over it.
"So I’d like to apologize to Hayden and let the world know, hey, we gotta make sure we get these things right.
"I spread lies in the middle of the Braun Strowman-JD McDonagh match last night - Mark Davis is not the father."
Hopkins is an award-winning dancer and was in the Vegas box in the fall of 2022 due to her work with the team's Raiderettes.
She moved to New York City to start her own dancewear label HHxx after adorning magazine covers at the age of 19.
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Hayden made her Cirque Du Soleil debut in April 2017 after moving to Sin City from the East Coast.
Her baby with Gallo, a two-time Gold Glove winner, is due in the fall.