Kelsey Plum (Photo Via X)
Kelsey Plum hit the biggest shot of the Sparks’ season on Wednesday night, and then she dropped the biggest line. The four-time All-Star drilled a game-winning runner at the end to lift Los Angeles over Dallas, but what she said in the postgame interview may end up costing her a lot.
Reporters asked Plum how the Sparks could keep their playoff hopes alive. She just leaned into the mic and said, “We got to play some f***ing defense.”
That unfiltered response went viral within minutes. The WNBA office doesn’t take kindly to language like that on live television, so a penalty feels inevitable. And for Plum, this isn’t the first time she has become famous for her words. Not long ago, she admitted she had crossed the line with a joke about Caitlin Clark, which also created much debate.
Fans React To Plum’s Blunt Interview
LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum is interviewed by Spectrum SportsNet reporter Nikki Kay (Photo By Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
The social media gets into discussing after Plum’s comments. Some fans laughed it off. Others didn’t like it.
“Kelsey is always the class act,” one person wrote with a heavy dose of sarcasm.
“She tries so hard to be unlikable and succeeds,” another said on X.
“The more I watch her the more I like her,” a third fan admitted.
And then came the middle ground. “Sometimes she is an idiot. Sometimes she is amazing. That’s Kelsey.”
This back-and-forth isn’t new when it comes to Plum. Earlier this month, she drew headlines again after a hard foul against the Valkyries turned into an ugly moment and had people questioning her style of play.
For now, Plum’s game continues to speak just as loud as her words. She’s averaging 20.4 points, 5.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds in her first season with the Sparks. Wednesday’s winner didn’t just save Los Angeles. It knocked both Chicago and Dallas out of playoff contention.
At 17-18, the Sparks sit ninth, just one game behind Seattle for the last postseason spot. They face Phoenix on Aug. 26, Indiana a few days later, and then the massive clash with the Storm on Sept. 1. ESPN’s index gives them a 44.1 percent chance to get in, but three wins in four could change everything.
The Sparks need Plum’s scoring. They also need her edge. The question now is how steep the price will be for her words.
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