Why Travis Kelce's tweet has Swifties rooting for an NBA team
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With football season over, are Swifties flocking to a new sport?
The Taylor Swift effect hit the NFL hard this year, as her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce led to the team gaining all sorts of new fans. The season then ended like a fairytale, with Kelce and the Chiefs hoisting the Lombardi Trophy earlier this month.
Now, a single tweet from Kelce could have Swifties swapping out their helmets for hoops.
In response to Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus hitting a 59-foot game winner to beat the Dallas Mavericks, 121-119, Tuesday night, Kelce − the Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native and University of Cincinnati legend − tweeted: "Straight cash!!! Them boys got the juice right now!!"
This resulted in some Taylor fans wondering if they now have an NBA team to root for.
Does this mean we’re gonna be watching this sport now too? pic.twitter.com/AUsSLoYeIX
— Swiftie Sports Center ™️ (@peachy_charm) February 28, 2024
Don’t worry guys I’m studying!!!! #Swifties4Cavs #Spidaverse pic.twitter.com/CbZ8VdUgWF
— Swiftie Sports Center ™️ (@peachy_charm) February 28, 2024
Leave it to Travis to also rope the Swifties into basketball with a single tweet…I love it here
— Danielle LaFave (@danielleriley3) February 28, 2024
Swifties this morning https://t.co/SVbQRiwe0b pic.twitter.com/rDZFT52Xwr
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) February 28, 2024
Considering how this worked out for the Chiefs, Cavs fans seem excited.
Swifties X Cavs time for another championship 🥹 thank you Swifities for your service #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/wLoyj1nuHz
— 🌹SPIDA 4 MVP! (@MrTROseBot) February 28, 2024
The Cavs getting the Taylor Swift bias from the NBA https://t.co/IDbMkIsTgL pic.twitter.com/F0nk4eBloj
— Brian Blakeley (@_BrianBlakeley) February 28, 2024
Well the #Cavs are winning it all now. #Swifties4Cavs https://t.co/48GUL4j5hs
— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) February 28, 2024
Kelce has shown his love for the Cavs in the past, and the team will subsequently have a Kelce brothers bobblehead night March 5 for a game against the Boston Celtics.
The Cavs are 38-19 and No. 2 in the Eastern Conference. The game-winning shot from Strus on Tuesday was the second-longest game-winner in an NBA regular season game since the 1997-98 season.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Travis Kelce's tweet has Taylor Swift fans rooting for a new NBA team
