• Kelsey Plum scored 30 points en route to earning 2022 WNBA All-Star Game MVP honors.
  • The Tiffany & Co. MVP trophy Plum received for her efforts was noticeably smaller than past awards.
  • Plum's Las Vegas Aces teammates subsequently mocked the trophy's size with a GoGo squeeZ apple sauce pouch.

Kelsey Plum put on a show during the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game, scoring a record-tying 30 points to earn MVP honors in her first-ever appearance.

But the trophy she received wasn't exactly commensurate with her magnificent effort. 

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert presented Plum with a noticeably smaller trophy than the ones past All-Star Game MVPs — Arike Ogunbowale, Erica Wheeler, and Maya Moore — have hoisted in recent years. And it didn't take long for fans and players alike to notice the disparity.

Arike Ogunbowale (left) and Plum hold their WNBA All-Star Game MVP trophies from 2021 and 2022, respectively. Foto: AP Photo/John Locher; David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Despite a tweet from a parody sports account that convinced many that the WNBA purchased this year's MVP trophy for just $18, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Insider that the cup was actually crafted by Tiffany & Co. In addition to the WNBA All-Star MVP awards, the luxury jeweler makes the championship awards for the NBA, NFL, and MLB as well as the WNBA Finals trophy.

While Tiffany & Co. trophies do not retail on the brand's website — they're only made to custom order — other items available for purchase indicate that Plum's prize was worth many times the amount suggested on Twitter. Sterling silver household goods available on Tiffany & Co.'s website sell for tens of thousands of dollars, with some items listed at more than $100,000 apiece.

Still, the high-end nature of the award didn't deter Plum's teammates from mocking her trophy's stature. After the All-Star Game MVP returned from Chicago, her Las Vegas Aces teammates held a reenactment of the weekend's MVP award presentation ceremony.

From left: Las Vegas Aces players Theresa Plaisance, Chelsea Gray, Plum, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, A'ja Wilson, and Sydney Colson. Foto: David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images

Aces forward Theresa Plaisance pretended to be Engelbert, while fellow All-Star Dearica Hamby did her best Plum impression. Plaisance then announced to the room that "the prestigious MVP award goes to Kelsey Plum!" and delicately bestowed a GoGo squeeZ apple sauce pouch to Hamby.

Plum herself later reshared the amusing scene on her Instagram story:

 

Neither the WNBA nor Tiffany & Co. immediately responded to Insider's request for comment. But with the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship game rapidly approaching, the league has a very small window to re-examine its trophy situation before its next public award presentation.

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