Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion are diving head-first right into a public relationship!

The NBA star and the rapper made their crimson carpet debut on Wednesday, July 16, at Meg’s Inaugural Pete & Thomas Basis Gala in New York Metropolis.
For the thrilling event, the Houston hottie regarded elegant in a halter-neck black robe with a silver, asymmetrical belt element on the hips. As for Thompson, her let his different half shine, retaining it easy and choosing a basic black-and-white tux.
Just some days after making their relationship Instagram official, Megan opened as much as PEOPLE about simply how serendipitous their introduction was. Whereas she wouldn’t disclose the small print of their “meet cute,” she did discuss with the Dallas Mavericks star as, “the nicest particular person I’ve ever met in my life.”
“Oh, we met and it was such a meet cute it was like a f***ing film,” the rapper instructed the outlet. “I gained’t inform you how and I gained’t inform you when, however it was a film that he’s the nicest particular person I’ve ever met in my life.”
Meg’s Inaugural Pete & Thomas Basis Gala was held to “present assets to impact significant and optimistic change within the lives of girls and kids, senior residents, and underserved communities,” per the inspiration’s web site.
Its applications are “targeted within the areas of training, housing, well being & wellness, and neighborhood goodwill,” named after Megan’s late dad and mom, Joseph Pete III and Holly Thomas.
“I really feel like they’ll see what I’m doing proper now,” Megan instructed PEOPLE of honoring her household’s legacy. “I really feel like they’re trying down on me from heaven, and I really feel like they’re like, ‘Sure, daughter!’ I really feel like my momma’s so comfortable…I really feel like she is clapping. I really feel like my great-grandma is so comfortable. I really feel like my daddy is like, ‘that is precisely what I knew my little one was gonna do.’ I really feel like they’re tremendous proud.”
She went on to talk much more about her connection to Klay in different interviews that very same night, gushing over simply how “type” the NBA star is.
“I’ve by no means dated any individual so type,” Meg instructed Web page Six of her new romance. “That is my first relationship the place I’ve ever been with any individual who’s genuinely a pleasant particular person, and he makes me genuinely comfortable.”
She continued, “I simply by no means dated any individual like him earlier than and I’m simply grateful that he’s right here by my aspect and he feels the identical method about me.”
The couple’s crimson carpet debut comes only one week after the rapper by accident(?) featured the Dallas Mavericks star on her Instagram. In a collection of photographs shared on July 9, followers within the feedback part shortly observed Thompson within the background of her photographs, sparking relationship rumors.
Not lengthy after, Thompson made their relationship Instagram official by posting photographs of the pair giving one another kisses and holding palms whereas on trip. Now, it appears just like the pair is able to totally embrace a public relationship.