Tom Brady (left) and Kelsey Plum. AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio; AP Photo/John Locher Tom Brady sent WNBA superstar Kelsey Plum a signed jersey in the mail shortly after the pair met. The Las Vegas Aces guard is “absolutely” planning to send the Bucs QB a signed jersey in return.
The gift exchange is the latest in a series of funny interactions, which began with Plum barking at Brady. Just days after going viral for her reaction to receiving a gift from Tom Brady, WNBA superstar Kelsey Plum promised to return the favor for her “favorite athlete. “”I absolutely will be sending him [a jersey] back saying that he’s amazing,” Plum said Tuesday during a press conference ahead of the 2022 Commissioner’s Cup Championship.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion surprised the Las Vegas Aces point guard by sending a package to her house. She posted a video of herself opening the box, which included Brady’s signed jersey and other merchandise from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback. Plum.
AP Photo/Elaine ThompsonPlum was exuberant as she read the note Brady left scrawled across the numbers on the back of his jersey. “Kelsey, you are amazing,” the message written over the No. 1 said.
Then, along with his signature over the No. 2, Brady added “Good luck!” and “L. F.
G. “”No!” Plum screamed in excitement before jumping around her kitchen. She slipped the jersey over her head as she yelled and then covered her face in astonishment.
Brady later reshared the clip — which found its way across social media — on Twitter, adding “#LFG @Kelseyplum10 👊👊. “—Tom Brady (@TomBrady) July 23, 2022 “It was a really cool moment for me,” Plum said during Tuesday’s press conference in Chicago, noting that the jersey is still “on my kitchen counter. “”I didn’t have time to frame it,” she added.
“If you’ve seen the WNBA schedule, we have no life, so I’ll probably get to that eventually. I’m not gonna wear it — absolutely not. I’m gonna frame it.
“Brady and Plum first met in May, when the three-time NFL MVP sat courtside at Michelob Ultra Arena to watch Plum’s Aces take on the Connecticut Sun. At first, the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game MVP resolved to play it cool, but she later said that after making eye contact with Brady, she “was like, ‘Screw it!'”Plum (right) met Brady at the Las Vegas Aces game. Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty Images”I went right up to him,” Plum said in a postgame press conference.
“I dapped him up, gave him a big hug, and I was like, ‘Man, you’re a dog, I love you. ‘”Then she barked like a dog. “He looked at me and he was like, ‘Yeah!'” Plum added.
“We connected. “”By barking,” Plum’s teammate A’ja Wilson, the 2020 WNBA MVP, said from the seat next to Plum. “This woman just barked at Tom Brady.
“”He’s not going to forget that,” Plum added with a smile. —desiree (@desireexcamacho) June 1, 2022Canine antics aside, Plum is enjoying a career season this summer. She ranks second in the WNBA with 20.
1 points a game and averages 5. 3 assists to boot. And with a Western Conference-leading 20-8 record, Las Vegas is the class of the league.
Plum and company will look to take down Candace Parker’s Chicago Sky in the second annual Commissioner’s Cup. The midseason tournament finale has a $500,000 total pot up for grabs, and if the Aces pull out the win on the road, Plum will find herself $30,000 richer at the end of the night. Maybe she’ll use part of the payout to buy herself a frame for her newest collector’s item.
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