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WNBA star Kelsey Plum has opened up about the viral video of her eating popcorn from 2024. Plum was a good sport about the video, which has been a constant source of ridicule.
Appearing on the latest Post Moves podcast with Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston and WNBA legend Candace Parker, Kelsey Plum recalled the “popcorn incident” at a Final Four game between Paige Bueckers’ University of Connecitcut Huskies and Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes back 2024 during the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Why was Kelsey Plum eating her popcorn like that 😂 @Kelseyplum10 pic.twitter.com/AcX3ddnjda
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) April 6, 2024
Plum is currently playing in her first season with the Phantom Basketball Club in the Unrivaled basketball league, which made its debut in January 2025. Last season with the Los Angeles Sparks, she played in a career high 43 games and averaged 19.5 points, 4.3 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game.
Kelsey Plum has finally explained what she was doing in that awkward and cringeworthy viral video of her eating popcorn at a college basketball game
“The only reason this happened was because the camera guy kept coming back, and I’m like, ‘What are you coming back for?’ Plum said. ”
“I ruined it for white women after this,” she joked.
“i ruined it for white women” is frying meee😭 pic.twitter.com/PHasJoNDQF
— ria✧˖° (@love_wbb) January 27, 2026
Plum, one of the biggest stars in the WNBA today, was drafted first overall in the 2017 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars (who would then become the Las Vegas Aces). With the Aces, Plum — a four-time WNBA All-Star — won back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023.