Spike Lee gets into bizarre trash-talking altercation with WNBA star Kelsey Plum at Aces-Liberty playoff game
Daily MailNew York basketball superfan and film director Spike Lee has been seen on the sidelines of countless Knicks games through the years. The New York Liberty are in the midst of a best-of-five semifinal series against the Las Vegas Aces - who boast superstars like league MVP A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum. New York basketball superfan Spike Lee was seen trash-talking Kelsey Plum at the Liberty-Aces game on Sunday in the semifinals of the WNBA Playoffs Plum didn't back down from the chirping, shouting back at the legendary filmmaker Spike Lee and Kelsey Plum havin' a talk when the Aces were down double-digits 👀 pic.twitter.com/kRBkP5bz5u — ESPN September 29, 2024 If Lee's trash-talk was supposed to be an attempt to throw Plum off her game, it didn't work - with the guard scoring 24 points and four assists on the day to lead her team. Liberty stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu led New York to a win over Las Vegas New York and Las Vegas met in last season's WNBA Finals - and now meet again in the semifinals.