Prom photos featuring newly drafted Jazz rookie Kyle Filipowski and his partner, Caitlin Hutchinson, have resurfaced amid allegations about the couple’s private life.
Hutchinson, who is reportedly 26 years old while Filipowski turns 21 this year, attended the former Duke star’s prom years back, as shown in photos posted to Instagram in 2022.
She is seen wearing a red dress in the shots, while Filipowski wore a blue suit for the occasion.
The spotlight has been especially bright on Filipowski following his first-round slide in the 2024 NBA Draft this week.
The 6-foot-11 forward, who attended the first-round festivities at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday, fell to Utah in the second round at pick No. 32.
Chatter swirled Thursday as to why some NBA teams may have been cautious about the former Blue Devil.
“NBA teams are talking about the fact that they had question marks about his girlfriend being so much older than him, why was he estranged from his family because of this whole situation,” said ESPN’s Jonathan Givony on “NBA Today,” as well as “The Lowe Post” podcast.
“He apparently doesn’t talk to his parents or his brother and It’s a very, very odd situation. I personally don’t understand why it would cause him to drop like this into the second round.
“There are no questions about his character, but NBA teams are talking about his nerves and his workouts weren’t great. And when they asked him about the situation in interviews, the answers they got weren’t satisfactory for them.”
Social media users claiming to be family members of Filipowski then made “grooming” allegations against his fiancée and that he’s estranged from his family.
Attempts to reach the person suggested to be Filipowski’s sibling were unsuccessful by The Post on Thursday.
Filipowski starred at Duke for two seasons and finished his collegiate career averaging 15.8 points per game, 8.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
