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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014<\/strong>WNBA and former Iowa Hawkeyes basketball star Caitlin Clark discussed how she’s been a lifelong fan of the Kansas City Chiefs with Travis and Jason Kelce.<\/p>\n Clark appeared as a guest on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, New Heights, this week.<\/p>\n Clark, who will be honored in Kansas City in February, chatted with the brothers about her love for the Chiefs.<\/p>\n “I had family in Kansas City, and I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, which is only three hours from Kansas City,” Clark said. “That’s just the closest NFL team.”<\/p>\n While the Chiefs have received a bump in bandwagon fans (and haters) during this Super Bowl-winning stretch, Clark said she was on board before Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes showed up.<\/p>\n “My dad was a big Chiefs fan growing up,” she said. “People think I’m like a bandwagon Chiefs fan. I’m like, no, I was there before Patrick and Travis. We were ride or die.”<\/p>\n Clark said she would go to one Chiefs game a year when she was growing up.<\/p>\n “My brother loved Tony Gonzalez,” she said. “We would, like, go to one game a year growing up because my cousin was down in Kansas City.”<\/p>\n After leading Iowa to two straight national runner-up finishes in the NCAA women’s tournament, she was selected number one in last season’s WNBA Draft.<\/p>\n She has won numerous awards, including TIME Magazine’s Athlete of the Year.<\/p>\n With Clark’s arrival, the WNBA saw a ratings boost.<\/p>\n Game 5 of the recent WNBA Finals was the most-watched Finals game in 25 years.<\/p>\n You can watch the full interview below:<\/p>\n