"Caitlin Clark living rent-free in Kelsey Plum’s five-head" - WNBA fans react as Spars star tries to provoke refs into handing Fever superstar a tech 

Kelsey Plum playfully tried to convince the referees to hand Caitlin Clark a technical foul during the LA Sparks' 85-75 road win over the Indiana Fever on Thursday. Clark was ruled out hours before the matchup due to a groin injury, missing her sixth game of the season.

However, the Fever star stayed active on the sidelines and was seen arguing with the referees. Toward the end of the second half, Clark almost stepped on the court as the Fever prepared to inbound the ball. Plum noticed it and immediately pointed it out to the officials, asking them to penalize Clark with a tech.

Plum's request was declined by the referees, who came over to hand the ball to the Fever and restart the game. Clark returned to the bench momentarily before getting back up.

WNBA fans reacted to Kelsey Plum's actions with the following comments on X:

"She wouldn't talk to Angel Reese like this," one fan said.

Tony on the boat

@realfromtheboat

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She wouldn’t talk to Angel Reese like this

BenFranklin1776

@BenFranklinBeer

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Caitlin living rent-free in Plum’s five-head, even in street clothes.

MCP BETS

@4thand26pod

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Kelsey Plum is low-key annoying af

Just Joe

@joeyjo35t

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Rent free lol

𝔻𝕦𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝔻𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕠𝕟

@dutchdalton992

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Kelsey seems like the type to tell the teacher who said the bad word

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Kelsey Plum comes up clutch to steal win from Caitlin Clark-less Indiana Fever

The LA Sparks downed the Indiana Fever in Caitlin Clark's absence behind Kelsey Plum's impeccable play in the clutch. The Sparks star guard had 12 points on 3 of 3 shooting, including 1 of 1 from 3 and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in that stretch alone. Plum finished the game with 21 points on 54.5% shooting while adding six assists.

The Sparks stormed back from a 10-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter. They kept chipping away as Plum made crucial shots at different junctures. She hit the 3 to give the Sparks a one-point lead with 4:14 left, followed by two made free throws.

Plum then extended the Sparks' lead with 2:16 to go with a layup, followed by a couple of free throws with 1:31 left, making it a four-point game. Azura Stevens hit other timely shots and finished with 14 points in the quarter and 23 for the game.

The Sparks improved to 5-11, securing an unlikely win over the home favorites. Indiana dropped to 2-4 without Caitlin Clark and 7-8 on the year.