Kelsey Plum tells StudBudz joke with Courtney Williams in ABC interview. 'Best WNBA broadcast'
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Kelsey Plum discussed the Studbudz during a third-quarter interview at the WNBA All-Star Game Saturday night on ABC.
"I told my mom Studbudz is live streaming 72 hours straight," Plum said. "She said, 'When do they sleep?' I said, 'Mom, I don't think they do.' And I asked Courtney, 'Is that the straightest thing you've ever done?'"
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