LA Sparks star Kelsey Plum 'very ‘frustrated' with WNBA officiating after team's overtime loss

The Golden State Valkyries, a franchise playing successful its inaugural season, outlasted the Los Angeles Sparks successful a hard-fought overtime triumph successful Los Angeles connected Monday.

Kelsey Plum was connected the tribunal for 41 minutes and finished the 89-81 overtime nonaccomplishment with a team-high 24 points. Despite playing the bulk of the game, Plum ended the contention with conscionable six escaped propulsion attempts.

In the postgame property conference, a visibly agitated Plum pointed retired the mode referees called the game.

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Jun. 9, 2025; Los Angeles, California; LA Sparks defender Kelsey Plum (10) reacts astatine the extremity of the archetypal fractional against the Golden State Valkyries astatine Crypto.com Arena. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

She suggested that the referees missed aggregate foul calls. Plum's angst seemed to beryllium further exacerbated by her assertion that her inclination to spell to the handbasket should warrant much whistles successful her favor.

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"And I'm going to get fined for saying this, but similar I thrust (to the basket) much than anyone successful the league, truthful to sprout six escaped throws is f-----g absurd," the two-time WNBA champion said. "And I got scratches connected my face, I've got scratches connected my assemblage and these guards connected these different squad get these ticky tack fouls and I'm sick of it. I get fouled similar that each possession."

May 25, 2025; Los Angeles, California; LA Sparks defender Kelsey Plum (10) shoots the shot against Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese (5) successful the archetypal fractional astatine Crypto.com Arena. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

An admittedly "very frustrated" Plum added that she "talk(s) to the refs nice" and says a supplication "before the game."

May 25, 2025; Los Angeles, California; LA Sparks defender Kelsey Plum (10) dribbles the shot during the crippled against the Chicago Sky astatine Crypto.com Arena. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Sparks manager Lynne Roberts' sentiments were mostly successful enactment with the team's prima player. "Opposing teams are being allowed to support her with excessive contact… we’ve got to speech to the league astir that, but it isn’t right."

Plum past jokingly said she would "cover" her coach's fine, if the league decided to contented one.

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Monday's nonaccomplishment dropped the Sparks grounds to 3-7. Plum volition look her erstwhile team, the Las Vegas Aces, connected Wednesday arsenic the WNBA's Commissioner's Cup continues. Plum won 2 WNBA championships during her eight-year tally with the franchise.

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