Lauren Betts drops 2-word reaction as Kiki Rice celebrates Cason Wallace’s NBA championship in latest IG dump

Kiki Rice is celebrating her NBA champion boyfriend, and Lauren Betts is living for it. Rice hard-launched her relationship with Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Cason Wallace in her most recent Instagram photo dump.

Rice gave fans a behind-the-scenes look into her life with an Instagram post on Thursday. In three of the six pictures, the UCLA guard is posing with Wallace.

In the cover photo, the athletic power couple poses with their arms around one another. Another picture shows the two celebrating Wallace's NBA championship on the court, and yet another snap shows Rice and Wallace laughing as he holds the championship trophy.

Betts, Rice's Bruins teammate, hyped up the superstar couple in the comments.

"SOOO CUTE😍😍😍," Betts said.

Rice replied to the comment.

"😊😊," Rice wrote.

Kiki Rice replies to Lauren Betts’ Instagram comment

Rice has made her relationship public and is celebrating Wallace's accomplishments. In just his second NBA season, the guard has become a champion, and he has his girlfriend's support by his side.

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Lauren Betts and sister Sienna recreate childhood picture at UCLA

Lauren Betts is preparing to add an exciting teammate at UCLA next season: her little sister Sienna. As the Betts sisters prepare to be college teammates, they're reminiscing on the past.

UCLA women's basketball posted a throwback picture of Lauren and Sienna playing Aurora basketball as children and added a recent photo of the two posing in their Bruins uniforms.

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In the throwback snaps, the Betts pointed to their matching number 51 Aurora jerseys. The sisters recreated the picture at UCLA. Lauren still wears number 51, but Sienna’s UCLA uniform has number 16.

“Unfortunately you can’t have the same number… but you can have the same jersey again👀 We had to get an updated version of this iconic photo of the Betts sisters! #GoBruins,” UCLA women’s basketball said on X.

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Lauren Betts has become a star in her two seasons with UCLA and is coming off a junior campaign in which she was named the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year.

Her little sister Sienna is a star in her own right. 247Sports lists her as the No. 2 player in the class of 2025 and a five-star recruit. The 6'4" forward showed off her skill set in the 2025 McDonald's All-American game.

The Betts will look to use their talents to lead the Bruins to excellence next season.

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Lindsey Ware is a college sports journalist at Sportskeeda with over five years of experience working with publications such as The News & Observer, The Daily Tar Heel, Triangle Tribune and Cardiac Cane. She has also worked for Major League Baseball, The Holly Springs Salamanders, The Tri-City Chili Peppers, Tuffy Talk, Super Meteors Basketball, Just Good Network and Living Sport.

Lindsey has a Bachelor’s Degree in Media and Journalism from UNC Chapel Hill. Her education allowed Lindsey to gain experience in sports communication, which she honed in internships. Other than being a storyteller and sports fanatic, Lindsey is also a social media and marketing specialist.

Her favorite college team is UNC, although she grew up a N.C. State fan as both of her parents are Wolfpack alumni. Michael Jordan was a huge deal in North Carolina when Lindsey was growing up, and after a summer spent at UNC’s Sports Journalism Camp back in high school, Lindsey was set on being a Tar Heel.

Lindsey's favorite college coach of all time is Roy Williams. During her time attending UNC Chapel Hill and writing for The Daily Tar Heel, Lindsey was lucky enough to meet and speak with Williams a few times. He was like a celebrity on UNC’s campus and was beloved for his coaching style and success with the Tar Heels, accumulating three NCAA championship titles in 18 years.

When not watching or writing about sports, Lindsey enjoys reading, trying new restaurants and coffee shops, and spending time with my friends, family and dog. She also likes to journal, watch movies and paint.

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