Taylor Swift sneakily gave huge fan Caitlin Clark awesome swag

We finally have an answer if the WNBA superstar got to meet the global icon when she attended the Eras Tour.
June 30, 2023: Taylor Swift performs during the first night of the Cincinnati stop of the Eras Tour.
June 30, 2023: Taylor Swift performs during the first night of the Cincinnati stop of the Eras Tour. / Sam Greene / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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If anyone could have pulled the "don't you know who I am" card when the Eras Tour stopped in Indianapolis, it was Caitlin Clark.

Gabbie Marshall, Caitlin Clark
Gabbie Marshall shares a selfie with Caitlin Clark / Gabbie Marshall/Instagram

The transcendent WNBA star is a household name, and she's an admitted diehard Swiftie where The Athlete Lifestyle On SI profiled her proven devotion. Unfortunately, the reigning Rookie of the Year and just named Time Magazine's "Athlete of the Year" didn't get to meet the global pop icon Taylor Swift, even though she did get to meet her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end and blossoming media mogul, Travis Kelce.

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Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes, and Lyndsay Bell
Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes, and Lyndsay Bell recreate their "new [pregnancy] bump" photo. / Brittany Mahomes/Instagram

Buried in the accompanying Time feature for the extremely high honor of this year's bestowment was this little nugget"

"Swift gave Clark four bags of Eras Tour merchandise with a note saying Clark was inspiring to watch from afar. She said 'Trav and I' were excited to get to a Fever game now that the tour was winding down and invited Clark to attend a Chiefs game with her."

Swift is great at giving out special gifts, as Chiefs heiress Ava Hunt recently revealed as well.

Taylor Swift and Ava Hunt
Ava Hunt/Instagram

As far as Clark's experience of realizing her own fame as a fan waiting to see one of her heroes perform, Taylor Swift. “People are just going crazy that I’m there,” Clark told Time. “I thought people would be so in their own world, ready to see Taylor. And it was just completely the opposite.”

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Fame does have its privileges, but in that case, Clark, 22, wasn't able to meet Swift, 34.

Four bags of swag though! That's worth a pretty penny, and now that Clark has decided not to join the new 3-on-3 league Unrivaled, despite the Messi-like offer, the Indiana Fever phenom will have plenty of time to attend a Chiefs game with Tay Tay.

The NFL might be lining it up as we speak.

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Matthew Graham has over 20 years of media experience and oversees The Athlete Lifestyle On SI. He has had previous leadership roles at NBC Sports, Yahoo, and USA TODAY, where he co-founded For The Win (named Best Mobile Site by Digiday). He has also written for ESPN, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, People, E! Online, and FHM, covering major sports and entertainment events like the Oscars, the Golden Globes, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, and winning the Yahoo Superstar Award for coverage of the Olympics.