Hailey Van Lith and Jalen Suggs shared an cute second throughout the 2025 WNBA Draft.
Van Lith, 23, was chosen with the eleventh general decide by the Chicago Sky throughout the WNBA’s 2025 Draft ceremony on April 14, the place the previous TCU Horned Frogs star will reunite with Angel Reese, whom she performed alongside at Louisiana State College (LSU) within the 2023-24 season.
After she was chosen, the ESPN broadcast confirmed Van Lith hugging her mother and father earlier than taking the stage to greet WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to just accept her Sky jersey.
However in an eagle-eyed video shared by Yahoo Sports activities on X after Van Lith’s choice, the WNBA rookie was noticed sharing a candy kiss along with her boyfriend Suggs, additionally 23.
The video confirmed Suggs clapping as he waited for Van Lith off to the facet of the room by a digicam whereas different draft picks had been being introduced. The couple, who’ve been rumored to be relationship since 2021, embraced and shared a kiss within the video.
Regardless of protecting their relationship pretty lowkey amid rumors of a romance on social media, Van Lith acknowledged Suggs, who was drafted with the fifth general decide in 2021 by the Orlando Magic, as her boyfriend whereas talking to PEOPLE on the orange carpet on the WNBA’s 2025 Draft in New York Metropolis.
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Van Lith particularly addressed the viral second between Suggs and her father, Corey Van Lith, who additionally performed basketball in school, throughout the March Insanity match final month.
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The TCU Horned Frogs guard stated she was solely a bit of embarrassed when she discovered that her father and her boyfriend went viral for his or her celebration because the Horned Frogs defeated Notre Dame within the second spherical of the match.
Van Lith informed PEOPLE she laughed and stated she was “shaking her head” after seeing the viral clip, however admitted, “No I adore it, it’s very their personalities and I am so glad that the world will get to see their pleasure and fervour.”
Van Lith added that she “typically” will get “embarrassed daughter vibes” by her father, who performed collegiate baseball and basketball on the College of Puget Sound, however in the end stated she’s going to “let him do him for positive.”
