Wnba Star Jabs Caitlin Clark on the protest of the t-shirt

The Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum took a hit on Caitlin Clark and her star team at an post-match press conference on Saturday evening when she was talking about the players’ demonstration.

Wnba All-Stars, including Clark, who was sidelined because of an injury, wore t-shirts that said: “Pay us what you owe us.” The shot through the bow of the WNBA occurred in the middle of the stretched talks around their new collective negotiation (CBA) for 2026 and beyond.

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Kelsey Plum de Los Angeles Sparks turned during the 3-point competition at the WNBA All-Star basketball weekend on Friday July 18, 2025 in Indianapolis. (APPO / Michael Conroy)

Plum, who was sitting next to New York Liberty Sabrina Ionescu star, made a strange revelation on the decision to wear the shirts. Even Ionescu, who was part of the Clark team during the star match, seemed to be surprised.

“It was a very powerful moment,” said Plum. “We did not have, at least as players, we did not know that it was going to happen. I think it was a bit, like, a real surprise. But the t-shirt, just, was determined this morning, for which we had a meeting. And, you know, not in Tattletale, but no member of the Clark team was very present for that.”

Caitlin Clark, n ° 22 of Indiana fever, wears a shirt saying “Pay us what you need” before the AT&T Wnba 2025 star match at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)

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Ionescu added sarcastically: “It really had to be mentioned.”

“I try to make the situation light, ok? I think we were all simply on the same wavelength before the match, and we wanted to do something that unites and collective and I thought it was a very powerful moment and made the point pass,” continued Plum. “And sometimes you have nothing to say.”

The demonstration was the weekend conference when players criticized WNBA officials in the midst of negotiations.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Saturday that she thought that an agreement would be concluded before the current expiration of the ABC.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a press conference before the Basketball match of the WNBA All-Star on Saturday July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis. (APPO / Michael Conroy)

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“I am always really optimistic that we would do something that would be transformational,” she said. “And that, next year in All-Star, we will talk about the quality of everything. Obviously, there is a lot of work to do on both sides to get there.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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