The Indiana Pacers have a new coach in the organization, according to reporter Evan Sidery. That would happen to be Connor McCaffrey, who also happens to be the boyfriend of Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.
“The Pacers hired Connor McCaffrey, Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend, as a player development coach for their G League team. McCaffrey has spent the past two years on Butler’s coaching staff locally in Indianapolis,” Sidery reported on X.
McCaffrey also happens to be the son of former Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Fran McCaffrey, whom he played for at Iowa. Fans on social media questioned exactly why McCaffrey was hired.
“Boyfriend perk or actual basketball reason? hard to tell,” one fan posted on X.
“Nepo bf,” someone else added.
“And what does Caitlin owe the Fever in return?” another fan asked.
McCaffrey family not loved in Iowa?
Interestingly, Connor’s parents found themselves in headlines recently over their alleged treatment of longtime Hawkeyes media members. Reporter Scott Dochterman said that Fran tried to have the longtime play-by-play voice for the football and men’s basketball teams for Learfield/IMG College and the Iowa Hawkeye Sports Network, Gary Dolphin, fired.
Apparently, Fran’s wife and Connor’s mother, Margaret, even had a verbal altercation with Dolphin after he asked about a losing streak.
“Margaret came unglued, F-bombed him, screamed at him to the point where the leadership of both Iowa and Learfield had to be called in… She would scream at them when she’s there, ‘I don’t need to be babysat!’ and this is to keep the coach’s wife from yelling at the, the Voice of the Hawkeyes.”
Hopefully, Connor’s time with the Pacers organization is free of any such controversies.
About Qwame Skinner
Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.