Team USA is fine-tuning the roster and preparations following a few changes in the squad. Sonia Citron and Aliyah Boston will miss the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers due to injuries, with the USA Basketball already adding replacements for them. Veterans like Chelsea Grey and Kelsey Plum will be leading the line, guiding the young roster to glory.
Amid this, players expect media interactions focused on the Team USA or FIBA World Cup games, but the WNBA CBA news is still a hot topic, and reporters tend to ask at least one question to get a reaction from the players.
As for plum, one reporter stretched the topic, despite the player’s request to limit the questions only to Team USA, and fans backed the player in this scenario.
Fans Criticize WNBA Reporter For ‘Wrong’ Question To Kelsey Plum
Team USA will look to defend its World championship with some familiar faces from last ‘undefeated’ team guiding the young players. The Sparks star is one such member of Team USA’s two World Cup wins and 2024 Olympic medal.
Facing the media, KP expected some questions related to Team USA or the competition itself. The first reporter asked a question about CBA, which KP politely refused to answer and insisted that reporters ask questions on Team USA. Then it was Annie Constabile’s turn to ask a question, but she also asked a question about the letter Plum and Stewart wrote to the WNBPA management.
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Fans didn’t like the approach and the effort to grab the ‘headline’ at the wrong time. They thrashed the reporter, showing support for Kelsey Plum for her calmness.
A fan wrote, “don’t know why people even listen to her as a reporter!! She always been messy.”
Another fan added, “And I love Kelsey’s response even more. In other words Kelsey was like “next caller”.
One fan mentioned, “Annie is the TMZ of sports reporting.. she asked Stewie in her interview to speak on Arike.”
Another fan said, “KP handled that so well.”
A fan wrote, “Good shot, Kels!”
Interestingly, amid all the busy schedule with Unrivaled, WNBA CBA, and Team USA duty, the player signed a deal with an AI-Powered digital presence platform, making herself available for 24 hours.
Kelsey Plum Joins Talk-To-Me
Two-Time WNBA Champion recently joined the Talk2Me platform and created a verified digital twin, making her available 24 hours for the fans. With that, the Sparks’ superstar became the first athlete to become a verified AI athlete.
Talk2Me Inc. is a licensed celebrity digital twin platform. It announced the official launch of the Kelsey Plum Talk2Me Twin – an always-on, AI-powered version of Plum’s voice, mindset, and leadership presence that enables private, one-to-one conversations at a global scale.
Talk2Me is looking to extend the celebrities’ availability for their fans via verified, consent-based digital humans. Signing with the firm, KP steps into a new world.