In the words of Bone Crusher, Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum ain’t never scared. Even one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time, Tom Brady, isn’t safe.
Plum has earned a reputation around the WNBA for unapologetically saying what she thinks. Earlier this year, she defended fellow teammate A’ja Wilson on Showtime’s All The Smoke podcast in response to the respect she thinks Wilson deserved. Plum named a laundry list of Wilson’s accomplishments and, without flinching, said, “She gets shorted all the time.” Cold-blooded.
But that’s how Plum and the Aces roll. They aren’t scared of anyone, and en route to a huge WNBA Finals Game 1 victory over the New York Liberty, Plum stopped to make sure she had words with one of the team’s owners.
According to Jack Maloney of CBS Sports, that owner was future Hall of Famer Tom Brady, who was sitting courtside.
Look who's back at The 🏠@TomBrady // #RaiseTheStakes pic.twitter.com/E3yyJxbH9X
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) October 8, 2023
Post-game, Plum says she walked up to Brady during the matchup and told him, “It’s about [expletive] time you showed up.” Brady reportedly responded with, “You already know.”
(Warning: NSFW language in the media below.)
Kelsey Plum jokingly told Tom Brady who sat courtside for Game 1, “it’s about f—in time you showed up.”
Plum continued to express how she’s grateful that Brady invested into the Aces and women’s sports. #LVAces
(🎥: @NitecastMedia ) pic.twitter.com/aex1CaFriL
— Nick Hamilton (@NickHamilton213) October 8, 2023
Kelsey Plum said she told new Aces minority owner Tom Brady, who was sitting courtside today, "it's about effing time you showed up."
He responded, according to KP, "you already know."
— Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) October 8, 2023
In explaining the conversation, Plum clarified that she was joking and appreciated Brady’s support: “Just super excited for his investment in our franchise and understanding what that means for us, and not just us, but the league. And putting eyes on us.”
Reflective, Plum followed up with, “I joke around, but man, it’s been awesome to have him, and I know he cares.”
Of course, Plum’s words made their way back to social media, prompting the seven-time Super Bowl winner to respond.
Nobody is safe from KP 😂 @LVAces @Kelseyplum10 https://t.co/EV1an1k4yI
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) October 8, 2023
This is awesome, but I can’t help but wonder: In a 3-point shootout, who wins between Plum and Brady? We already know Brady is good at basketball, and I’d be willing to bet he’d give Plum a run for her money.
Somebody make this happen! Do it, “Tommy B” (the “B” stands for buckets).
I’ll show myself out now.