Sydney Thomas swapped the boxing ring for the basketball court Saturday night after heading to Atlanta for her first NBA game.
The stunning ring girl, who went viral after stealing the show in the controversial fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul last month, enjoyed VIP treatment when the Atlanta Hawks took on the Miami Heat at State Farm Arena.
Along with a mystery friend, Thomas, 21, could be seen watching the game in plush courtside seats, courtesy of beer brand Michelob Ultra, which enjoys a partnership with the Hawks.
The team shared a photo of her on the court on social media during the game, before Thomas quoted her and said, “First NBA game” along with a tick emoji.
Atlanta earned a 120-110 victory over Miami thanks to Jalen Johnson's 28 points. De'Andre Hunter also scored 26 points.
Thomas rose to fame working as a ring girl when Paul, 27, controversially defeated Tyson, 58, in a fight that attracted 60 million viewers on Netflix, and her popularity has continued to rise since.
Sydney Thomas swapped the boxing ring for the basketball court on Saturday night
The stunning ring girl enjoyed VIP treatment when the Atlanta Hawks took on the Miami Heat.
Thomas watched the game in luxury courtside seats, courtesy of beer brand Michelob Ultra.
The Tuscaloosa girl now has over a million followers on TikTok and close to a million on Instagram, while following He attends the University of Alabama.
She returned to boxing mode earlier this month after showing off her blue and black ring girl outfit for Antonio Vargas' bantamweight fight against Winston Guerrero in Orlando, Florida.
Thomas captioned the post: 'Your favorite ring girl is back. See me in the ring again tomorrow on DAZN.
Before that fight, she talked about her newfound fame and claimed that her Instagram follower count had quadrupled.
“I had 220,000 on Instagram (before Paul-Tyson) and now I have like 800,000,” he said. Most valuable promotions. 'And on TikTok I had like 600,000, and now I'm at 1.1 million. So it pretty much doubled everywhere.
Thomas went on to credit the company Paul's Most Valuable Promotions for helping her launch her career.
“By giving me the platform and the opportunity to be on Netflix and also to attend events like this, meet people and make really interesting connections,” he explained.
'The doors it has opened have been enormous. “Thank you very much to MVP for that because they are the best.”