Washington Post’s Article Has Enraged LSU Coach Kim Mulkey And Now Its LA Times

Attorneys for LSU coach Kim Mulkey attacked The Washington Post for speaking with her sister and estranged father for a story that aired on Saturday, just hours before her team defeated UCLA 78-69 in the Sweet 16 round.

Washington Post’s Article Has Enraged LSU Coach Kim Mulkey And Now Its LA Times

Mulkey declined to talk with The Post directly, but according to the newspaper’s article, she stated through her attorneys that her family members had no “relation in any way to her career.”

Many had high expectations, and the narrative had potential—it was implied that she had targeted a player after they came out as lesbian—but it may have been exaggerated or misrepresented.

Following LSU’s comeback victory over UCLA to make it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for women’s basketball, Mulkey blasted Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times for what she perceived to be a “sexist” statement.

“The one thing I’m not going to let you do, I’m not going to let you attack young people, and there were some things in this commentary, guys, that you should be offended by as women. It was so sexist, and they don’t even know it,” Mulkey said.

“It was good versus evil in that game today. Evil? Called us dirty debutants? Take your phone out right now and Google dirty debutantes and tell me what it says. Dirty debutantes? Are you kidding me? I’m not going to let you talk about 18-to-21-year-old kids in that tone.

“It was even sexist for this reporter to say UCLA was milk and cookies.”

Mulkey stated both before and after the game that she had not read it yet, but that she had seen the Los Angeles Times article after receiving a copy from someone.

“Now, you women sit there and you keep your mouths shut if you want,” Mulkey said after the game. “I’m in the last third of my career, but I’m not going to let sexism continue. And if you don’t think that’s sexism, then you’re in denial.

“How dare people attack kids like that? You don’t have to like the way we play. You don’t have to like the way we trash talk. You don’t have to like any of that. We’re good with that. But I can’t sit up here as a mother and a grandmother and a leader of young people and allow somebody to say that.”

The Washington Post article proved to be an in-depth exploration of Mulkey’s ties with family members and several former athletes, including WNBA player and star Brittney Griner, who spent over 300 days in detention in Russia.

Mulkey refuted claims that she handled homosexual athletes “more harshly or differently” and refuted the idea that she didn’t back Griner through legal counsel.

A request for comment from The Post about the Washington Post piece was not immediately answered by LSU.

Who wrote the Washington Post article on Kim Mulkey?

Just hours before the team’s Sweet 16 match versus UCLA, the eagerly awaited Washington Post article by Kent Babb (subscription required) on Kim Mulkey was published. Although it was a detailed portrait of a gifted but flawed individual, it didn’t appear to include any groundbreaking information.

What did Washington Post say about LSU coach?

In-depth coverage of Kim Mulkey, the head coach of Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball team, was published by The Washington Post on Saturday. The article presents Mulkey as an unwavering leader whose actions frequently cause division within the basketball community as well as among her own players

How many national titles does Kim Mulkey have?

A highly gifted athlete who won two national titles while at Louisiana Tech and an Olympic gold medal for Team USA in 1984 is shown in the novel, as is a complicated and motivated coach who has experienced many highs, including four national titles, three of which she won when she was head coach of the Baylor Lady Bears.

 

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