{"id":14521,"date":"2025-07-22T04:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/14521\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T04:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:04:08","slug":"colin-cowherd-offers-harsh-criticism-of-kelsey-plum-for-calling-out-caitlin-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/14521\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Cowherd Offers Harsh Criticism of Kelsey Plum for Calling Out Caitlin Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colin Cowherd is the latest to weigh in on the WNBA players’ fight for higher salaries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During Monday’s episode of his eponymous Fox Sports 1 program, the host expressed confidence in the growing league, saying, “they’re going to get a raise, there’s no question … the projection for the WNBA going forward and the current momentum are really, really good.”<\/p>\n

He then took a sharp turn during his diatribe and\u2014in response to Kelsey Plum’s jab at Caitlin Clark<\/a> for her team not attending the meeting where the “Pay us what you owe us” shirts<\/a> were decided on\u2014told the Los Angeles Sparks star to “stop talking”:<\/p>\n

“Why do you take a shot at the golden goose, Caitlin Clark?” he asked. “You guys were flying\u2014before she arrived\u2014on one of those airlines that made you pay for a cup of water. One of those airlines that … the planes are the color of a highlighter. Now you’re flying private.”<\/p>\n

“You went from a Motel 6 in a sketchy part of town to a Four Seasons in the shopping district, ” Cowherd continued, in reference to Clark’s star power and the impact it’s had on the W. “Stop talking.”<\/p>\n

Here’s the full clip:<\/p>\n

“You went from a Motel 6 in a sketchy part of town to a Four Seasons in the shopping district. Stop talking.”@colincowherd<\/a> reacts to Kelsey Plum calling out Caitlin Clark at WNBA All-Star Weekend pic.twitter.com\/AtSbvsqT9j<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Herd w\/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) July 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

While the Clark vs. Plum drama<\/a> is seemingly going nowhere, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne added some context <\/a>to the matter on Monday night. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), she noted that it was fairly obvious Plum’s remark was a “joke that didn’t land,” and that “the meeting where players decided to wear the shirts was at 8:30 am on Saturday. Understandable that not many from Team Clark made it after what we saw on Stud Budz<\/a> from the night before.”<\/p>\n

It’ll be interesting to see which direction this supposed beef goes next.<\/p>\n

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