UNC guard Paxson Wojcik found himself in a precarious situation when asked about unsubstantiated rumors that Kylie Jenner slipped into his DMs during March Madness.
Wojcik, who has a NIL contract with SKIMS, the clothing brand founded by Jenner’s sister Kim Kardashian, said in a postgame interview after the Tar Heels won the NCAA Tournament last week that he enjoys being associated with Jenner. It seemed like he was there.
“What do you say about the rumors that Kylie was sneaking into your DMs?” the reporter said in the video Obtained by TMZ.
“I can’t even talk about that,” Wojcik, 23, smiled. “No comment. Hey, I’m going to LA next week.”
Then a reporter joked, “And, you know, the Jenners live in Los Angeles.”
Wojcik then laughed at the camera and replied, “No comment.”
The reporter claimed in the video that there were “stories circulating on social media” that Jenner, who is currently dating actor Timothée Chalamet, had sent Wojcik a message, but no such There were no reports.
Wojcik’s teammates also said “no comment” when asked about the incident.
On Monday, the senior guard’s manager confirmed his client had not been in contact with Ms Jenner and claimed his response was inappropriate.
TJ Beisner told TMZ that Wojcik “hasn’t talked to Kyrie” and that the UNC guard “now realizes his joke was inappropriate.”
According to the newspaper, people close to the situation said Jenner never had any contact with Wojcik.
Kardashian announced last month ahead of the 2024 NCAA Tournament that Wojcik, UW’s Donovan Clingan, Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson, Kentucky’s Robert Dillingham, Arizona’s Caleb Love and Duke’s Jared McCain were among six players. revealed the SKIMS All Stars campaign featuring basketball players.
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Wojcik posted a photo of SKIMS on his Instagram page. With a photo of himself and Travis Scott — Father of Jenner’s 6-year-old daughter Stormi and 2-year-old son Aire — The rapper’s photo was taken in October last year. Surprised the UNC men’s basketball team. During practice at the Dean Smith Center.
North Carolina is a Jordan Brand school and UNC is Michael Jordan’s alma mater, so its athletics program is provided with Jumpman gear and sneakers.
The top-seeded Tar Heels will face No. 4 Alabama in the Sweet 16 at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday after defeating Michigan State 85-69 in the second round.
