Ben Simmons was the one who pursued Kendall, with the two first meeting in spring 2018. Despite the point guard’s Philadelphia base, they made a point of seeing each other whenever their schedules allowed.
During a spring 2019 photo shoot for Australian Vogue, Kendall streamed a 76ers game, the magazine later reported in its cover story. She also FaceTimed the Melbourne-born athlete to show him her copy of his latest GQ Australia cover.
“For me, a lot of things are very special and very sacred, like my friends and relationships, and I personally think that bringing things into the public makes everything so
By the first Monday in May—i.e. the Met Gala—in 2019, they had amicably split up, Kendall foreseeing that her packed schedule could pose too many complications.
As she told Australian Vogue, “Everyone has their own path and their own way of letting the cards fall. Your 20s are for messing up and figuring it out.”
Meanwhile, the Internet had sensed a pattern. A fan tweeted a meme in 2019, “Starting 5 of NBA Players Kendall Jenner Dated,” that boasted photos of Jordan, Ben, Blake, then-Laker Kyle Kuzma and journeyman D’Angelo Russell.
“This is a playoff team lmao,” the fan wrote.
Then it was Kendall with the dunk: She reposted, adding, “2 out of 5 accurate, thanks.”