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WNBA player Kelsey Plum and tight end Darren Waller. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images.
WNBA player Kelsey Plum and tight end Darren Waller. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images.

American sports power couple divorce after 12 months

A star athlete has shared a heartbreaking message with fans after her ex-partner was seen in eyebrow-raising videos.

It’s over for Kelsey Plum and Darren Waller.

A joint petition for a divorce was filed on Tuesday in Clark County, Nevada, according to online records viewed by The Post.

Plum, a WNBA star with the Las Vegas Aces, and Waller, a tight end with the New York Giants in the NFL, wed in March 2023,

The basketballer suggested their marriage was over in a heartbreaking post shared across her social media pages on Wednesday.

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“I’m devastated,” the star Las Vegas Aces point guard began. “I walked through fire for that man, but now I see it’s time to go.

“God has given me such an incredible life, and I’m truly so grateful for the profound love from my family and friends. One day I’ll share my story, today is not that day.

It didn't work out for Darren Waller and Kelsey Plum. Photo: Instagram.
It didn't work out for Darren Waller and Kelsey Plum. Photo: Instagram.

The post from Plum, 29, comes amid mounting speculation about the state of her union with Waller.

Waller, 31, raised eyebrows earlier this year when he posted a TikTok video that featured him dancing and mouthing the lyrics to a remix of The Delfonics’ song “Think It Over.”

The text included in the clip read: “When ya girl bout to leave you.”

Waller addressed the video in a January interview with TMZ, telling the outlet he was just joking around.

Months prior, Waller supported Plum during the Aces’ 2023 championship run.

WNBA player Kelsey Plum and tight end Darren Waller. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images.
WNBA player Kelsey Plum and tight end Darren Waller. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images.

Plum, who is readying for the 2024 WNBA season, concluded Tuesday’s post by expressing gratitude “for the grace to process my pain, to forgive and move forward.”

“Today and everyday I will continue to choose joy. Much love KP Philippians 1:6,” she wrote.

Waller was traded to the Giants by the Raiders in March 2023, shortly after he and Plum tied the knot.

He is currently weighing whether to retire or return to the Giants for the 2024 NFL season.

Waller shared an Instagram post of his off-season travels Monday with the caption: “Peace of mind is not a destination to reach; it’s a state of mind to embrace.”

— This story originally appeared on The New York Post and has been republished with permission

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