WNBA’s Kelsey Plum says tweet blasting Raiders after husband Darren Waller was traded 'was a joke'

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WNBA star Kelsey Plum and NFL tight end Darren Waller had their wedding earlier this month. But the couple's lives changed quickly when Waller was traded to the New York Giants.

The trade meant that Waller would have to move across the country. He had spent th last three seasons with the Raiders, before he was sent to New York.

After the news of the trade broke, former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III tweeted, "Darren Waller JUST GOT MARRIED to Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces and Josh McDaniels' wedding present was to trade him to the New York Giants. McDaniels is NOT a romantic."

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NFL player, Darren Waller embraces Kelsey Plum #10 of the Las Vegas Aces after Round 1 Game 1 of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs on August 17, 2022 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images)

Plum took notice of the Griffin's tweet and jokingly suggested that her husband was traded because Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels did not have the opportunity to attend the couple's wedding ceremony.

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"Prolly cause he wasn't invited to the wedding lol," Plum tweeted.

But on Wednesday, Plum attempted to downplay her comment saying, "It was a joke people LOL." Plum, who plays for the Las Vegas Aces expressed her admiration for the city she plays in.

"I love Las Vegas, here to defend the title. I will put down my phone now," she wrote with two emojis.

The star athletes tied the knot on March 4 in a private ceremony. Plum shared several photos from the wedding on Instagram.

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