This is not the first time Clark has doled out shoes as a gift. She recently gifted the Caitlin Clark edition of the shoes to the Butler men's basketball team, where her boyfriend, Connor, is an assistant coach.

Clark has consistently sported the Kobe Bryant signature sneaker since her college days at Iowa. During the 2024 women's NCAA tournament, the current Fever guard donned the "Bruce Lee" Kobe 5s in the Hawkeyes' run, which ended with a loss in the national championship game against the South Carolina Gamecocks.