Pieces of confetti were still resting on Chelsea Gray’s shoulder.
It was March in Miami, and she’d just been crowned the Finals MVP after helping the Rose BC win a championship in the debut season of the Unrivaled 3-on-3 women’s basketball league.
But in the peak of celebrating her offseason accomplishments, the veteran point guard was asked a question that called back to the scrutiny she received amid her injury-impacted 2024 campaign with the Aces: “What do you want people to say about Chelsea Gray now?”
Gray, urged to not be humble by the group of teammates surrounding the trophy next to her, hesitated before confirming she’d heard all of the chatter.
“Keep that same energy. I got the receipts,” Gray said.
It almost seemed as if those receipts had taken too much real estate in the