BIRTHDAY BALLER
WNBA star Caitlin Clark pokes fun at ‘selfless and loving’ boyfriend Connor McCaffery in touching birthday message
Clark had a stellar week and got the Fever on a win streak
CAITLIN Clark shared a sweet happy birthday message for her boyfriend on Instagram.
Clark is dating Connor McCaffery, a former men's basketball player at the University of Iowa.
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On Saturday, Clark shared a sweet post for her boyfriend including some jokes towards him.
"Happy Birthday Con! Celebrating you is easy :) thankful to have someone as selfless and as loving as you in my life," Clark wrote.
"May this be the year you finally find a way to outshoot me ;) Love you always."
McCaffrey fired back with some jokes of his own in the comments.
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"And I’ll keep letting you win those shooting contests!!!!!" he wrote.
Clark and the Indiana Fever are on a two game win streak, with their record up to 11-14.
They took down the Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury in two strong displays.
Against the Mercury Clark went for 20 points with 13 assists and six rebounds.
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She performed well again against the Lynx, going for 17 points, six assists, and three rebounds.
Clark also took home an ESPY during the week, being awarded the "record-breaking" award.
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"Yeah I didn’t know that until my little brother sent it to me this morning," she said to Clutch Points.
"I think it’s super cool. I think I probably shouldn’t have been the first woman to win that award, in my eyes, just because I grew up supporting so many different female athletes that I idolized and I loved.
"The amount of records that I saw people break and win. To me, how did Serena Williams never win that award? That’s crazy just thinking about things like that.
"Hopefully it’s the start to women getting more recognition and their accomplishments being recognized more.
"Obviously, it’s cool but it’s not something you would have guessed, honestly. But for me, it’s just something I’m really grateful for."
WNBA All-Star rosters
THE 2024 WNBA All-Star game rosters have been announced, with Team WNBA set to face Team USA on July 20.
Team WNBA:
- DeWanna Bonner - Connecticut Sun
- Aliyah Boston - Indiana Fever
- Caitlin Clark - Indiana Fever
- Allisha Gray - Atlanta Dream
- Dearica Hamby - Los Angeles Sparks
- Brionna Jones - Connecticut Sun
- Jonquel Jones - New York Liberty
- Kayla McBride - Minnesota Lynx
- Kelsey Mitchell - Indiana Fever
- Arike Ogunbowale - Dallas Wings
- Nneka Ogwumike - Seattle Storm
- Angel Reese - Chicago Sky
Team USA:
- Napheesa Collier - Minnesota Lynx
- Kahleah Copper - Phoenix Mercury
- Chelsea Gray - Las Vegas Aces
- Brittney Griner - Phoenix Mercury
- Sabrina Ionescu - New York Liberty
- Jewell Loyd - Seattle Storm
- Kelsey Plum - Las Vegas Aces
- Breanna Stewart - New York Liberty
- Diana Taurasi - Phoenix Mercury
- Alyssa Thomas - Connecticut Sun
- A'ja Wilson - Las Vegas Aces
- Jackie Young - Las Vegas Aces
Clark shared how happy she was that women's basketball was such a focus of the show.
"Something that really stood out to me was like how much women’s basketball was a part of the show. I think it shows where women’s basketball is going and obviously women’s athletics in general," Clark said.
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"Obviously Serena [Williams] did a tremendous job hosting. I think that was great. But, to me, Juju [Watkins] won, A’ja [Wilson] won, I won a couple.
"I think it just shows the excitement around the game and how many people watch and pay attention and where it’s going to go."
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