July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThe T-shirt was determined this morning. Not to tattletale, but zero members of Team Clark were very present for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liberty All-Star Sabrina Ionescu, who was on Team Clark, looked surprised as she was sitting alongside Plum at the press conference. <\/p>\n
Kelsey Plum #10 of the Los Angeles Sparks speaks to the media after defeating Team Clark 151-131 during the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cThat really needed to be mentioned,\u201d Ionescu said sarcastically as she and Plum laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to make the situation light, OK,\u201d added Plum, who is the vice president of the WNBPA.<\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever wears a shirt saying \u201cPay us what you owe us\u201d prior to the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Getty Images<\/p>\n
It was clear Ionescu wasn\u2019t expecting that from Plum, who went on to explain the players wanted to be united in their message.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was just all of us getting on the page before the game and we wanted to do something that was just united and collective. I thought that was a vert powerful moment and it got the point across. And sometimes, you don\u2019t have to say anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liberty All-Star Sabrina Ionescu seemed caught off guard by Kelsey Plum, who called out Team Clark after the WNBA All-Star game. X<\/p>\n
While Clark was present all weekend, she was unable to play in the game due to a groin injury.<\/p>\n
All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier warmed up for Saturday night\u2019s\u00a0WNBA All-Star Game\u00a0in black shirts with the message, \u201cPay us what you owe us,\u201d with the WNBPA logo amid ongoing CBA negotiations.<\/p>\n
They decided on the shirts after the players and the league failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement at\u00a0an in-person meeting Thursday. <\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever talks with Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty prior to the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Getty Images<\/p>\n
The players have been vocal about wanting to be paid more. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe get a very tiny percentage of all the money that\u2019s made through the WNBA, which obviously is made through the entertainment we provide,\u201d Collier said on the decision to wear the shirts. \u201cSo we want a fair and reasonable percentage of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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