Kelsey Plum and Caitlin ClarkKelsey Plum & Caitlin Clark (Photos via YouTube & Imagn Images)
Kelsey Plum has fessed up to making a bad joke when she took a swipe at Caitlin Clark and the rest of her All-Star team last month.

WNBA players made a huge statement before the contest, wearing T-shirts bearing the words “Pay us what you owe us.”

Plum spoke to reporters after the game and would suggest that the members of Clark’s team were not involved in the decision, although they wore the shirts too, claiming that “zero members of Team Clark were very present” at the meeting in which it was decided.

Speaking on the ‘Bird’s Eye View’ podcast with Sue Bird, she explained that she was trying to rib Team Clark for getting wasted the night before, but it spiralled into something else.

“Oh, I made a bad joke. I made a really bad joke,” she said. “Tough one.”

 

“I should have… because of the shirts, because of the fans, I should have known it was a way more serious moment than a typical All-Star Game,” she added.

“Because I went into that press conference very happy-go-lucky, we won. Had a great weekend, my family’s here, it was just a great time.”

Kelsey Plum Says Everyone Was On The Same Page

Kelsey Plum and Caitlin Clark fan courtsideKelsey Plum and Caitlin Clark fan (Photo via Twitter)
Kelsey Plum did make it clear that everyone was on the same page in terms of the protest, though that hardly stopped Caitlin Clark from clapping back at her with a witty zinger shortly after.

“We all wore the shirts, we’re all unified. And I think if anything, I was just more discouraged because I felt like it took away from the moment of what we were trying to do,” she said.

Plum, Clark, and the rest of the WNBA could soon receive better terms as the players’ union opted out of their collective bargaining agreement and is negotiating a new one, with the current one set to end on October 31.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.