Caitlin Clark Gets Honest About Her Friendship With Taylor Swift
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Caitlin Clark and Taylor Swift are good friends who have watched Kansas City Chiefs games together. The Indiana Fever guard has now left no doubt about her opinion of the pop superstar, calling her “the best.”
Clark recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as part of her promotional tour of her new children’s book EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams. While on set, she revealed a new colorway of her Nike Caitlin 1s inspired by Swift. The “Friendship Bracelet” shoe, releasing February 24, 2027, expected at $250, features a multi-colored woven mesh pattern.
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Clark and Swift have watched several Chiefs games together and hung out on different occasions. Speaking about her friendship with Travice Kelce’s wife, Clark said, “I’m a big Taylor fan.”
.@CaitlinClark22 surprises Jimmy with his own @Nike Caitlin 1’s Friendship Bracelet sneakers, inspired by @taylorswift13! #FallonTonight — The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) November 7, 2026
“She’s the best, you know. And I think (in) a lot of my games, people always bring friendship bracelets; they wanna trade. So I was like, ‘Let’s put it on a shoe.’ How fun, people can make it their own.”
Presenting Fallon with a pair of the Friendship Bracelet colorway on last Friday’s The Tonight Show, “I got you a little gift. Nobody has these other than me so far.”
“They come with charms, and then everybody will be able to make it their own, which I think is fun. You can pick a color, but you can’t really customize the shoe when you buy it off the shelf… (At) a lot of my games, I think people bring a lot of friendship bracelets. They want to trade, so I was like, let’s put it on a shoe. How fun! People can make it their own,” the 24-year-old added.
The Caitlin 1 “Friendship Bracelet” features an off-white base with a multi-colored woven mesh pattern revealing mint green, yellow, pastel pink, and sky blue accents. Nike officially released the Caitlin 1 on October 1, 2026.
Three colorways of the Nike Caitlin 1, or CC1, have already been released, with a fourth scheduled for release on November 21, 2026.
Holding up a photo of the show during Clark’s appearance on his show, Fallon said, “This is the Friendship Bracelet colorway, and only you have worn this one.”
The friendship bracelet connection comes from a line in Swift’s song You’re on your own, kid from the album Midnights.
One of the lines in the lyric reads: “So make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it.”
Swift fans turned the friendship bracelet lyric into a real-world subculture during Swift’s “Eras Tour.” Therefore, Ponytail Pete decided to pay homage to the global pop icon and her fans by creating a colorway inspired by her song lyrics.
Meanwhile, Clark is the first player in WNBA history to finish a season in the top three in points and assists per game, and the first member of the 800/300 club. She earned her second All-WNBA first-team selection and third All-Star nod.
Nevertheless, the Fever finished the regular season with a 28-16 record and clinched the number six seed. In fact, the Caitlin 1 release date of October 1, 2026, coincided with Game Three of the Fever’s first-round playoff matchup against the Las Vegas Aces. The Fever lost that game, effectively ending their 2026 season.
Before the shoe’s official release, Clark, of course, had been teasing it leading up to the date. One of those really exclusive colorways was the Friendship Bracelet, which the Fever guard debuted back in late August 2026.
It does have a unique appearance compared with the CW’s Nike releases. It comes with a fuzzy shoelace, which gives a soft, feathery look. Clark’s signature logo is present on the tongue in royal blue. The laces also offer the colorway’s standout detail.