Caitlin Clark shares sweet birthday message for longtime boyfriend: "You make everyday better"

Stephanie Kaloi

Caitlin Clark shares sweet birthday message for longtime boyfriend: "You make everyday better" image

Though she was busy leading the Indiana Fever to the team's 99-82 win over the Atlanta Dream Sunday, Caitlin Clark still made sure to take time to wish her boyfriend of two years a happy birthday on social media.

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"Happy happy happy birthday con. you make everyday better and I couldn’t be more grateful. may this be the best year yet, i love you," she wrote via Instagram. Clark also shared a series of photos of the pair, including one of Connor McCaffery playing Scrabble.

Clark and McCaffery have been dating since April 2023 when they were both still students at the University of Iowa. McCaffery joined the Indiana Pacers as an assistant in May of the same year.

After that job concluded, McCaffery moved on to Butler University in September 2024,

McCaffery also celebrated Clark's birthday in January of this year. "Happy 23rd CC ❤️ (finally we’re celebrating together this year 🥹)!" he wrote via Instagram. "You have an incredible ability to inspire and lift up those around you, and I am lucky to learn from you every day. Thank you for always being you 🤞🏼I love you."

Stephanie Kaloi

Stephanie is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. Her journalism career began entirely too long ago and is still her favorite thing to do. She covers women's sports (primarily basketball) and loves writing lengthy reports for no reason about exactly how each WNBA team will and will not succeed in any given season.