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Caitlin Clark drops mic on Kelsey Plum's Instagram post
Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark. Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Caitlin Clark drops mic on Kelsey Plum's Instagram post

Caitlin Clark might be the most popular figure in women's basketball right now, but she continues to draw shots left and right, both on and off the court.

The Iowa product has stayed even keeled and mostly unrattled, but that doesn't mean she won't fight back.

That's why, in the light of Kelsey Plum's recent comments, she decided to take matters into her own hands and clapped back at her with a simple, six-word message.

Plum shared a picture of her during the WNBA's All-Star Weekend, which showed half of a Nike logo in the background.

Clark was quick to spot it and just wrote "Thank u for the Nike ad."

This happened just hours after Plum seemingly took a shot at Clark and her Team Clark teammates for reportedly not getting involved in their pre-game protest.

“The T-shirt was determined this morning. Not to tattletale, but zero members of Team Clark were very present for that,” Plum revealed.

“That really needed to be mentioned,” Sabrina Ionescu added while both laughed.

WNBA All-Stars warmed up with a T-Shirt that read 'Pay us what you owe us,' ahead of their new CBA agreement, which is expected to be signed in the offseason.

WNBA players get around 9 percent of the league's revenue, and they're asking for a bigger share since most of them also have to play overseas during the offseason because of the salary disparity.

Plum is the vice president of the WNBPA, so it's not surprising to see her so involved in the protest and the demands.

Then again, it's hard to understand the reasoning behind the tattle telling, as not only does it show that there might not be a united front ahead of these negotiations, but it also drives attention away from where it should be.

Ernesto Cova

Ernesto is a bilingual (English-Spanish) sports writer with over eight years of experience covering major leagues such as the NBA, NFL, and MLB. Ernesto’s work focuses on providing insightful, up-to-date coverage of sports, blending his expertise in sports psychology with a passion for analyzing player performance, team dynamics, and trade developments across various sports leagues

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