Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Plum (Photo By Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)
The WNBA All-Star Game was supposed to be about unity, celebration, and sending a loud message to the league. And for the most part, it was. But then Kelsey Plum added a comment that’s got people scratching their heads, and side-eyeing her intentions.

On Saturday, WNBA players hit the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis wearing bold black T-shirts that read “Pay Us What You Owe Us.” It was a powerful, unified moment. The fans, over 16,000 in attendance, loved it. After the game, chants of “pay them” echoed through the arena. It felt like strong. Until Plum’s postgame remarks added a weird layer of shade.

Kelsey Plum Throws Subtle Jab At Caitlin Clark

Kelsey Plum (Photo via Twitter)
Plum, a Los Angeles Sparks star, praised the crowd’s energy and spoke about the players’ collective message. “It was a very powerful moment. As players, we didn’t know that that was going to happen. It was a genuine surprise,” she said. “We wanted to do something that was united as a collective.”

Then came the comment. “0 members of Team Clark were very present for that,” she added humorously.

What? Just like that, the conversation shifted. Instead of staying focused on fair pay and unity, people were left dissecting Plum’s unnecessary shot at Caitlin Clark and her All-Star teammates. Why drag Clark into it at all?

Clark, the rookie phenom from Indiana, didn’t say a word against the shirts. She played the game. She showed up. She’s been under a microscope all season. So to casually throw her name, or her team, under the bus, during a moment meant to show league-wide solidarity, rubbed many the wrong way.

According to ESPN, Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBA players’ union, said the shirts weren’t about targeting anyone. “We want a better share where our salaries grow with the business,” she explained. “Not just a fixed percentage over time.”

And that’s what fans came to support.

The league just inked a massive $2.2 billion media rights deal last year. Players want a fair cut. That’s the story here.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

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Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

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Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’