Lakers: Austin Reaves' Girlfriend Goes Viral Amid FIBA World Cup; Guard Once Rumored to Date Pop Princess Taylor Swift

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is the subject of much attention today.

The Arkansas native is firing on all cylinders for Team USA in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, leading the Americans during their last group stage game against Greece and joining Lakers teammate LeBron James to reach a Team USA milestone.

Now, many people are interested in the 25-year-old's personal life, particularly his partner.

Taylor Swift dating rumors

After the Lakers' playoff run ended at the hands of eventual NBA champions Denver Nuggets, rumors circulated regarding Reaves being spotted in an Arkansas bar with world-famous pop star Taylor Swift during the first week of June.

However, Reaves' brother Spencer refuted the claims, saying that the 6-foot-5 guard going to a bar is the most unrealistic part of the gossip while lamenting that "people believe everything."

The 33-year-old Swift is currently on the road for her record-breaking concert tour, "The Eras Tour."

Reaves real love

Reaves has reportedly been dating his high school sweetheart, Jenna Barber, since 2014. They are both Arkansas natives and have attended Cedar Ridge High School in Newark.

Barber has been spotted attending Lakers games during their 2023 playoff run alongside Reaves' mother, Nicole Wilkett. She also shared a heartfelt message to Reaves during his birthday last May.

"Happy birthday to my person," she wrote. "I hope your day was full of golf. Love you so much!," she said.

Barber graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2022.