Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum took exception to the officiating in Monday’s 89-81 overtime loss to the Golden State Valkyries and unleashed a profanity-laced rant in her postgame media availability, saying she is “sick” of the lack of foul calls against her opponents. Plum led all scorers in the defeat with 24 points, six of which came at the free-throw line.
The Valkyries committed 25 fouls to the Sparks’ 23, but Plum advocated for herself and teammate Rickea Jackson, who she said deserves more calls on drives into the paint.
“I’m going to get fined for saying this, but like, I drive more than anyone in the league,” Plum said. “So to shoot six free throws is f—ing absurd. I got scratches on my face. I got scratches on my body. And these guards on the other team get these ticky tack fouls. I’m sick of it. I get fouled like that every possession. Rickea gets fouled like that almost all the time, and they don’t call it. I don’t know what else to do. It’s really frustrating, though.”
Through 10 games, Plum ranks 10th in the WNBA in free-throw attempts per game (5.6). She is an 87.5% shooter from the stripe.
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