Barstool’s Dave Portnoy Makes Shocking Reveal: Confirms Romance with Camryn D’Aloia After Secret Relationship of a Year After They Were Spotted at an NBA Game

The Barstool Sports founder, 48, was seen chatting with the woman in the background of a live NBA game broadcast

Dave Portnoy and Camryn D’Aloia at a Boston Celtics game on June 9, 2024. Photo: Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty

Dave Portnoy gave rare insight into his love life during a recent appearance on the Drop a Pin podcast.

In an episode released on Sunday, April 20, the Barstool Sports founder, 48, recalled his harrowing experience getting rescued by the Coast Guard in Nantucket when his boat lost power last summer. One of the podcast hosts asked if Portnoy was with his mother at the time of the incident, and he clarified that he was only accompanied by his romantic partner.

Portnoy called her “Cam” and described her as “a girl I’m dating,” seemingly confirming his rumored relationship with Camryn D’Aloia.

He was previously seen with the 26-year-old at an NBA game in April 2024, when a live broadcast caught them on camera behind commentators. The two chatted in their seats in a clip that was shared to TikTok.

A representative for Portnoy did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

He previously discussed his caught-on-camera moment last May, during an episode of the BFFs podcast Portnoy previously co-hosted with Josh Richards and Brianna LaPaglia.

Dave Portnoy and Silvana Mojica at a Boston Celtics game on May 19, 2022.Michael Reaves/Getty

“Very unfortunate set of circumstances, I’ll say that,” Portnoy said of the incident. He added that he was “sensitive” about the fact that he was seen “on a date or with a girl” just over five months after getting out a previous relationship.

“We walk in, sit down, and I know instantly I have a problem. No idea where these tickets were. They are right behind the broadcaster. It was the two worst tickets,” he told his former podcast co-hosts.

Portnoy and D’Aloia’s outing at the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat game came shortly after his breakup with Silvana Mojica in November 2023. He dated the 30-year-old model for nearly three years, and she took to TikTok to confirm that Portnoy was the one who initiated their split at the time.

“Imagine you buy these for someone and then get broken up with,” Mojica captioned a tearful video of her displaying a number of cards printed with heartfelt messages.

On this weekend’s Drop A Pin episode, Portnoy said he told his girlfriend to “get off” the boat and “tell somebody” that he was drifting in an unpowered boat. He recalled that she dove off the vessel before they floated too far from the coast and went home to call the harbor master. It took another 45 minutes for someone to find Portnoy at sea.

He added that he’s not sure whether the Coast Guard was prompted by a call from “Cam” or another person he waved down in distress. When Portnoy told the story last July on his BFFs podcast, he only mentioned the latter girl, who was in a dinghy when she came across the stranded influencer.