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New friends? Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> gave WNBA star Caitlin Clark<\/strong><\/a> an enthusiastic hug as she watched her boyfriend, Travis Kelce<\/strong>, and the Kansas City Chiefs take one step closer to another Super Bowl win.<\/p>\n The \u201cWho\u2019s Afraid of Little Old Me?\u201d singer, 35, hopped out of her seat to embrace Caitlin, 22, during the Chiefs game on January 18.<\/p>\n \u201cShe looks shocked every time taylor goes in for a hug this is too cute,\u201d the fan who shared the video on X wrote.<\/p>\n The two women sat by one another in a private suite at Arrowhead Stadium as they watched the Chiefs take home the win against the Houston Texans in the first playoff game. They were joined by Travis\u2019 dad, Ed Kelce<\/strong>, who sat on the other side of Caitlin.<\/p>\n Caitlin, who is known to be a Swiftie, attended Taylor\u2019s Eras tour on two consecutive nights when the Miss Americana<\/em> star played at Lucas Oil Stadium in November 2024<\/a>. However, not everyone was pleased with the Indiana Fever player rubbing elbows with Taylor.<\/p>\n \u201cWAIT, CAITLIN CLARK IS UP IN THE ARROWHEAD BOX WITH TAYLOR SWIFT??? CAITLIN, YOU DON\u2019T NEED TO BE SEEN WITH HER,\u201d sports commentator Skip Bayless<\/strong> wrote in a message via X<\/a> during the game. \u201cYOU\u2019RE BIGGER THAN SHE IS. JUST STAY ON YOUR OWN PATH.\u201d<\/p>\n Several X users found Skip\u2019s take on the situation to be odd and they sounded off in the replies.<\/p>\n \u201cSkip, she\u2019s a grown adult,\u201d wrote<\/a> one person.<\/p>\n Another added<\/a>, \u201cDude chill. She\u2019s having one of her best days ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Others simply wondered why Skip, 73, was typing in all caps.<\/p>\n Skip wasn\u2019t done there, though. He later accused the referees of making calls in favor of the Chiefs because the \u201cNFL was now a prisoner of the Swifties.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI just finished watching [the] Texans at [the] Chiefs, and it made me sick at my stomach. I\u2019m not going to be able to sleep tonight because I\u2019ll keep thinking about those two outrageous phantom penalties \u2013 fifteen yard flags thrown for Patrick Mahomes,\u201d Skip said in a video he shared to X<\/a>. \u201cThe NFL protected Patrick Mahomes<\/strong> and made sure he\u2019s getting back to yet another home AFC championship game that will give him another great shot at getting yet another Super Bowl game, whose ratings will go through another roof, this one in New Orleans, because of the Swifties.\u201d<\/p>\n The former First Take With Stephen A. Smith<\/em> commentator accused the NFL of \u201cprotecting Patrick Mahomes through the referees, game after game after game, to ensure that the Swifties will come back and watch<\/a> game after game after game.\u201d He then added that he felt like \u201cthe refs got the memo\u201d about \u201cgetting the Swifties to the AFC championship game.\u201d<\/p>\n Skip also went on a rant regarding Caitlin hanging out with Taylor.<\/p>\n \u201cCan somebody tell me what possessed Caitlin Clark to associate with Taylor Swift?\u201d he asked and repeated the same sentiment from his tweet by adding, \u201cCaitlin, you\u2019re better than that. You\u2019re bigger than she is. Stay on your own path. Blaze your own trail. You don\u2019t need Taylor Swift and the Swifties. You\u2019ve got the Clarkies, billions of them. Come on, I lost a little respect for you, Caitlin.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n