Basketball fans are roasting Travis Scott for a greeting omission he had on March 3 at a basketball game.
The rap superstar stopped by the Iowa women’s basketball game against Ohio State to watch Caitlin Clark‘s final regular season home game of her collegiate career. Both Clark and Scott are signed to Nike. In the game, Clark passed Pete Maravich‘s 3,667 career NCAA point total record for men and women; this is important in the context of Maravich setting his record in three seasons because the NCAA didn’t allow freshmen to play and he scored 741 points during his first-year season against freshman-only competition. Francis Marion University star Pearl Moore also scored 4,061 points in her career. Since Moore played in the 1970s, the NCAA didn’t recognize women’s sports and AIAW kept all statistics.
As Scott walked in, a social media video showed him dapping up actor Kevin Miles, best known for his recurring role as Jake from State Farm in State Farm commercials — and Clark also has an endorsement deal with the insurance company. Scott continued walking to his seat and missed greeting Maya Moore, who was next to Miles. Moore is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players ever, from her college career at UConn to her stint in the WNBA with the Minnesota Lynx as a four-time champion. Moore left the game of basketball at the age of 29 to focus on social justice; she officially announced her retirement in January 2023.
It’s so fire Travis Scott is in Iowa City to watch the game…
But why did he acknowledge Jake from State Farm and not Maya Moore 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/0HaXhul58H
— Bri Lewerke (@brilewerke) March 3, 2024
how are you a basketball fanatic but don’t know who maya moore is? please have several seats. 😭
— Dana S (@danaoneika) March 4, 2024
Moore did a rare interview with ESPN before the game and she shared her gratitude for the attention women’s basketball has recently received due to Clark’s popularity.
Maya Moore: “That’s all we’ve been saying.. Give us a chance to be seen and you’re gonna like what you see” 🗣️👏 pic.twitter.com/LXzM4fo0sc
— Bri Lewerke (@brilewerke) March 3, 2024
Caitlin Clark getting Maya Moore to come out to a basketball event might be her greatest achievement yet https://t.co/xqVAX5Yreu
— Tyler DeLuca (@TylerDeLuca) March 3, 2024
Moore also met Clark before the game in a moment where the Iowa star admitted she was fangirling.
"I feel like I'm fan girling so hard"
Caitlin Clark couldn't believe Maya Moore pulled up to see her break the record ⭐️❤️
(via @IowaWBB)pic.twitter.com/s89dPjN11g
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 3, 2024
