{"id":88604,"date":"2025-08-17T02:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/88604\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T02:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:49:09","slug":"kelsey-plum-admits-she-made-bad-joke-when-she-called-out-caitlin-clark-at-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/88604\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsey Plum admits she made ‘bad joke’ when she called out Caitlin Clark at All-Star game"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JAKE NISSE, US SPORTS WRITER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 20:05 EDT, 16 August 2025 | Updated: 20:08 EDT, 16 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Kelsey Plum has admitted she made a ‘bad joke’ when she called out Caitlin Clark<\/a> and other members of her All-Star team last month.<\/p>\n

The WNBA<\/a> All-Stars – who were divided into Team Clark and Team Collier (drafted by Clark and Napheesa Collier respectively) – made a huge splash ahead of the game as they protested for higher pay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Each All-Star wore a t-shirt with the words ‘Pay us what you owe us’ before facing off in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

However, Plum appeared to split up that united front after the game when she shared that ‘zero\u00a0members of Team Clark were very present’ for a meeting the morning of the game, when they decided to wear the shirts.<\/p>\n

Plum has now shared that she was attempting to poke fun at Team Clark for being hungover <\/a>from the night before.<\/p>\n

‘Oh, I made a bad joke. I made a really bad joke,’ Plum told WNBA legend Sue Bird on the ‘Bird’s Eye View’ podcast<\/a>. ‘Tough one.’<\/p>\n

\"Caitlin <\/p>\n

Caitlin Clark and her fellow WNBA players wore T-shirts protesting against their league bosses<\/p>\n

\"But <\/p>\n

But Kelsey Plum said after the game that\u00a0‘zero members of Team Clark were very present’ for a meeting that decided the shirts would be worn<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Plum continued:\u00a0‘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.<\/p>\n

‘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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Plum clarified to Bird that ‘we’re all on the same page’ as the WNBA players’ union fights for a new collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n

‘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.<\/p>\n

Amid a huge boom in excitement surrounding the league in the last year (largely thanks to Clark), the players’ union opted out of the current CBA a year early and are in the process of negotiating a new one.<\/p>\n

The current agreement lasts until October 31 of this year.<\/p>\n

\"Caitlin <\/p>\n

Caitlin Clark sat out the All-Star Game in Indianapolis with a right groin injury<\/p>\n

\"Plum <\/p>\n

Plum has had another strong season for the Sparks, averaging north of 20 points<\/p>\n

According to figures cited by Sports Illustrated, WNBA salaries roughly range from a minimum of $66,000 to a super maximum contract of around $250,000.<\/p>\n

Young stars like Clark are especially on the low end of that due to their rookie-scale contracts, with the Fever sensation earning just $78,000 for this season.<\/p>\n

There will be a huge influx of cash into the league starting next season, as a new 11-year media rights deal worth over $2.2billion is set to kick off.<\/p>\n

Three new expansion teams also each paid $250m in fees to join the league.\u00a0
However,\u00a0a New York Post article in October pointed out<\/a>\u00a0that the WNBA was set to lose $40million last season.<\/p>\n

Clark has endured a nightmarish second season in the pros as various injuries have limited her to 13 of 34 games.<\/p>\n

Plum, meanwhile, is averaging over 20 points per night – but has ruffled some feathers<\/a> with her actions on the court.<\/p>\n

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