During the Chicago Sky’s poor outings in the 2025 season, Hailey Van Lith accepted the WNBA struggles with her bench role. Later injury limited her role in the team. Even though the rookie season didn’t work out as expected, the star showed great potential during her college days and will look to live up to the hype.
In one of the recent social media posts, her father’s, Corey Van Lith’s, wild celebration on the TCU player’s impeccable shot went viral. Incidentally, it came to another ‘proud girl dad’ – Alexis Ohanian’s notice, who reposted the video with a funny caption.
Lexis Ohanian Challenges Hailey Van Lith’s Father’s Viral Reaction
While many praised Alexis Ohanian for his dedication and the time he spends with his daughters, the businessman calls himself ‘far from a perfect dad’. But his ‘girl dad feeling’ took over as he came across a viral clip of Hailey Van Lith’s father celebrating his daughter’s play.
During the sweet sixteen level, HVL scored a crucial three-pointer against Notre Dame. Her father had an energetic dance with high-fives and chest bumps with Jalen Snuggs, her boyfriend.
Serena Williams’ husband was quick to react to the clip with a funny post and set the wild celebration as a reference in his post. He writes, “Yall are gonna be SO sick of me if either of my girls play sports…”
Yall are gonna be SO sick of me if either of my girls play sports… 😆 https://t.co/qn9CAsud2c
— Alexis Ohanian 🗽 (@alexisohanian) October 27, 2025
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While his wife, Serena Williams, is a renowned Tennis star, he is also fond of Women’s sports and could see either of his daughters, Olympia or Andrea, in sports. Williams taught a few tennis lessons to Olympia, which went viral, but it’s certain that if any of his girls take sports as their profession, the entrepreneur will be the first one to cheer for them.
As for the WNBA star, she is yet to find a groove in the big league, but is adjusting to life in ‘W’.
Hailey Van Lith Enjoying Her Offseason
While the star couldn’t make much impact for the Sky, she showed flashes of greatness with her perimeter scoring and even dished out a few passes that were a reminder of her college days. After an early wrap-up, the star is enjoying her offseason, putting up new pics every week, and staying connected with her fans.
With a lot of expectations from her in the second year, the player will be hoping for more game time and impact on plays for the Sky franchise, which is undergoing scrutiny nd possible mega shake-up. Near the end of the season, Hailey Van Lith shared a surprising ankle surgery update following an injury-plagued rookie season.