Sue Bird and her fiancée Megan Rapinoe hilariously recreated the viral “kiss cam” moment
The retired athletes put their own twist on the headline-making bit at the Minnesota Lynx-Seattle Storm game on Aug. 5
Bird was caught on camera cuddled up to someone other than Rapinoe
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe got in on the Jumbotron fun.
The retired WNBA player and her soccer star fiancée recently went viral for their hilarious recreation of the headline-making “kiss cam” controversy that happened at a Coldplay concert in early July.
While attending the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm game in Seattle on Tuesday, Aug. 5, the cameras caught Bird affectionately dancing with someone other than Rapinoe: Doppler, the Storm’s mascot!
In a clip that’s since gone viral, Rapinoe is pictured seated courtside during a break in the basketball game’s action. Then, the cameras turn to Bird in the rafters swaying side to side with red, furry mascot.
Like Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s HR executive Kristin Cabot who unexpectedly got caught at Gillette Stadium, Bird and Doppler reacted with immediate embarrassment on the big screen. They jokingly ducked down and covered their faces, trying to hide.
The camera then cut back to Rapinoe, who pretended to look on in shock as she took in Bird’s performance on the screen up above. As a result, the crowd erupted in cheers and laughter.
The retired athletes announced their engagement to one another in October 2020. In August 2024, they relaunched their podcast, A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe.
Outside of Rapinoe and Bird, several celebrities have recreated the viral kiss cam moment that took place at Coldplay’s Massachusetts tour stop, where Chris Martin infamously called out the couple as it went down.
“Oh, look at these two! All right, c’mon, you’re okay,” he said, before adding, “Oh, what? Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
Both Byron and Cabot have since resigned from Astronomer.
