WNBA star Kelsey Plum backtracks on Caitlin Clark jab after backlash: 'I made a bad joke'

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Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum addressed controversial comments she made about Caitlin Clark's All-Star team last month, insisting she had been making a "joke." 

After the WNBA All-Star game, where many players wore t-shirts that read, "Pay us what you owe us" in reference to the players' union's CBA negotiations with the league, Plum told reporters that players from Clark's All-Star team had not been at a meeting to discuss the shirts. 

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Kelsey Plum, #10 of the Las Vegas Aces, dribbles the ball during the game against the Dallas Wings on September 29, 2023, at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.  (Cooper Neill/NBAE via Getty Images)

"But the T-shirt, just, united front, was determined this morning, that we had a meeting for. And, you know, not to tattletale, but zero members of Team Clark were very present for that," Plum said. 

The comments ignited harsh backlash against Plum, as many fans pointed out that Clark herself had been wearing the t-shirt during the game. 

Now, Plum is insisting that her comment was not serious, and referencing that many players were "hung over," the morning of the apparent meeting. 

"I made a bad joke. I made a really bad joke, tough one," Plum said during an episode of WNBA legend Sue Bird's podcast "Bird's Eye View." 

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Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, wears a shirt saying, "Pay us what you owe us" prior to the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge