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Opinion has been split after video emerged of an awkward interaction between Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum and a 'fan' hoping to snag an autograph from her.
In a video posted to TikTok, a group of fans were seen waiting for Plum and teammate Dearica Hamby outside of a team hotel.
The fan, who appeared to sound like a grown man, and Plum exchanged words which were spoken right before the video began - likely Plum asking why the man and others who had gathered were waiting for them.
After the fan told Plum 'the bus was right here', Hamby made some kind of comment and continued walking away.
Plum then remarked, 'Don't y'all find that kinda weird? Low key? Like low key, come on.'
When the fan agreed with her, Plum said that she was 'really turned off right now, not gonna lie.'
Sparks guard Kelsey Plum had an awkward encounter with someone looking for her autograph
Plum called a grown-up fan 'weird' for waiting outside the team hotel for an autograph
After affirming he was a fan - which Plum said she appreciated - and being asked to sign just one trading card on a sheet the fan held out, the former NCAA leading scorer relented and put her signature on a card.
The video then ended with Plum signing the autograph and the fan encouraging her to 'keep going this year', which the player appreciated.
The awkward encounter led to many opinions being shared online. Some thought that Plum seemed ungrateful for her fans. Others believed this fan wanted her autograph so he could sell it online.
In fact, the latter turns out to be the case. When visiting the page of the account - with the username @minnygraphs99 suggesting he's from Minnesota and sells autographed cards - you find hundreds of videos from this user of him obtaining and selling autographed trading cards.
Still, other users came to this account's defense.
'Kelsey Plum dumb asf. Nobody knew her until Caitlin [Clark] and now that she's got some fans she pissing on them,' wrote one user on X.
Another said, 'Weird for...being a fan? Lmaoooo.'
'Why are the WNBA women so f***ed up in the head? Dude is just asking for an autograph. What is Kelsey Plum f***ing problem?,' another user posted.
Opinions on this man's behavior split the internet after the video went viral
Still, there were plenty of others who believed that the behavior from this fan was weird and defended Plum.
'It is weird, and a lot of athletes refuse to sign multiple items from obvious re-sellers,' one user said.
'I have zero problems with her calling out obviously weird resellers. They are not fans,' a different user posted.
Another said, 'tbh I have no problem with her saying this. It must be awkward for a grown man to ask another adult for an autograph. And it is absolutely weird to wait by their bus. I’ve chased auto’s … when I was 13-14 yrs old.'
Despite the Sparks struggling at 4-9, Plum has been a godsend in the midst of her first season since being traded from the Las Vegas Aces. Plum leads the Sparks in scoring with 20.9 points per game.
After visiting the Minnesota Lynx last Saturday, Plum and the Sparks travel to Minneapolis again this Saturday.
