In a delightful twist of sports crossover, Team USA icons Simone Biles and Gabby Thomas took a surprise detour from their Olympic glory tour to catch a WNBA game – and they didn’t just stay in the bleachers. With six gold medals in tow from Paris 2024, the dynamic duo decided to shake up the Indiana Fever’s locker room and surprise the one and only Caitlin Clark.
A Surprise Fit for a Champion
Biles, who took home three golds and a silver in Paris, and Thomas, fresh off her three-medal haul including the 200m title, had a perfectly stealthy plan. They weren’t just strolling through the Fever’s stadium halls. No, they were waiting, ninja-style, just outside the locker room for the Fever squad to appear.
Gabby Thomas spilled the details of their ambush through NBC, gleefully admitting, “We were hiding next to their locker room and waiting for them to run out. The entire team was floored, and Caitlin was so shocked. It’s so fun to see the support and excitement that athletes have for one another.” The scene that unfolded was straight out of a sports movie – Clark’s jaw dropped, her teammates went wild, and you could practically feel the Paris 2024 medal magic lighting up the room.
When Gymnastics Meets Hoops
For Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, this was her first-ever WNBA game, and she couldn’t have chosen a better rookie to root for. Clark’s groundbreaking season with the Fever was capped off by her being crowned WNBA Rookie of the Year. But no trophy could outshine the look on her face when she saw two Olympic legends walk into her world.
Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) after the surprise, Biles was buzzing, “EVERYONE WATCHES WOMEN’S SPORTS. So happy to be able to go support! My first of many WNBA games.” With Biles’ stamp of approval, you know women’s basketball is only going up from here.
Hoops, Glory, and a Run to the Playoffs
This visit might just have been the lucky charm Indiana needed. Soon after the Olympian ambush, Clark led the Fever to their first playoff run in six years, as the team claimed a narrow 84-80 victory over the Connecticut Sun that night. Coincidence? We think not. Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark, with a little Paris stardust in her corner, was unstoppable.
So what’s next? Maybe a court-side reunion with Biles and Thomas in the Fever’s next season, or possibly a cross-sport Olympics of sorts, where Clark, Biles, and Thomas battle it out in gymnastics, sprints, and basketball shots. One thing’s for sure: when gold medals and slam dunks collide, the result is nothing short of electrifying.