Caitlin Clark Trolls Kelsey Plum After Getting Shaded at All-Star Game
July 21, 2025
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Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum turned quite a few heads following Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game when she threw some subtle shade at Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.
Plum’s Team Collier blew out Clark’s team 151-131 in the midseason exhibition, which was highlighted by the statement the players made by wearing black “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts during warmups — a clear message that players are demanding higher salaries as part of the next collective bargaining agreement.
The shirts made quite the statement, as did the fans in attendance who chanted “pay them” as the players warmed up and again when WNBA commissioner Cathy Englebert presented Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier with the game’s MVP award.
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Plum decided the post-All-Star Game news conference was the time and place to inform everyone that neither Clark nor anyone from her All-Star roster — a group that included Sabrina Ionescu, A’ja Wilson, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, Satou Sabally, Jackie Young, Kayla Thornton, Brionna Jones, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen, Brittney Sykes, and Sonia Citron — took part in the meeting when the players decided to wear the shirts.
“It was a very powerful moment,” Plum told reporters after the game. “As players, we didn’t know that that was going to happen. It was a genuine surprise. The T-shirt was determined this morning. Not to tattletale: zero members of Team Clark were very present for that.”
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever looks on during the game against the Atlanta Dream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 11, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever looks on during the game against the Atlanta Dream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 11, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Michael Hickey/Getty Images
Fans took notice of Plum’s comments, with many calling her out on social media for taking a shot at Clark, who many credit for WNBA players even being in position to negotiate for higher salaries given all of the popularity and publicity she’s brought to the league since she was drafted No. 1 overall last summer.
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And while some players might have publicly responded to Plum’s remarks with a passive-aggressive social media message, Clark instead chose to engage in friendly game of trolling.
Plum posted a photo on Instagram on Saturday in which she posed for a few photos upon arriving to Gainbridge Fieldhouse with the caption “What a weekend 🧡🧡🧡,” and she happened to be standing close enough to a giant Nike logo in the photos.
Clark, who signed an eight-year, $28 million endorsement deal with Nike, swiftly busted out with a witty response, saying “Thank u for the Nike ad.”
Many fans applauded Clark’s troll job (Plum signed a multi-year deal with Under Armour in November of 2022 after originally signing with Nike during her rookie season).
Several fans made it know they appreciated Clark, the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year, not resorting to publicly escalating their perceived feud.
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