NBA star Klay Thompson stepped out with his new girlfriend, rapper Megan Thee Stallion at her New York City gala, and the three-time Grammy winner is already calling him “the nicest person I’ve ever met” – marking their first official red carpet moment together.
On Wednesday, July 16, the newly launched couple stepped out together at the rapper’s inaugural Pete & Thomas Foundation Gala at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Megan, 30, rocked a striking halter-style black gown with intricate beading at the gala, which aims to “provide resources to effect meaningful and positive change in the lives of women and children, senior citizens, and underserved communities” in Houston and around the world, according to its website.
Thompson, 35, proudly held his girlfriend’s hand at the event, wearing a simple black-and-white tux.
“Oh, we met and it was such a meet cute it was like a f—ing movie,” Megan told “People.”
“I won’t tell you how and I won’t tell you when, but it was a movie that he’s the nicest person I’ve ever met in my life,” she added.
Shout out Klay man 🥹 (via Raymond Hall/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/cOoCmQxYBJ
— Overtime (@overtime) July 17, 2025
MORE: Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion spark romance in NYC outing
Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion’s relationship timeline
The 6-foot-5 Dallas Mavericks star went viral earlier this month when he stepped out with the “Captain Hook” rapper for the first time.
Megan quietly confirmed the rumors on July 9 when she featured the NBA player in the background of one of her Instagram photos, sending some of her 32 million followers into a frenzy.
In the snap, the rapper is seen posing on the corner of a pool in a string bikini.
If you blink, you’ll miss it, but in the corner of the photo, a man who appears to be Thompson is seen lounging in a pool chair, soaking up the sun at a distance.
“Wait, is that Klay just casually chilling?😂😂,” one person commented.
“Dang Klay really just chilling in the back😭,” a second person wrote.
“Is that KLAY THOMPSON 🤣,” a third person echoed.
Wait… did Megan Thee Stallion just post Klay Thompson on her IG?? 👀 pic.twitter.com/jRgD5uLVRq
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) July 9, 2025
MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS:
