{"id":449196,"date":"2024-03-31T05:05:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T05:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=449196"},"modified":"2024-03-31T05:05:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T05:05:39","slug":"washington-posts-article-has-enraged-lsu-coach-kim-mulkey-and-now-its-la-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/washington-posts-article-has-enraged-lsu-coach-kim-mulkey-and-now-its-la-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post&#8217;s Article Has Enraged LSU Coach Kim Mulkey And Now Its LA Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>Washington Post&#8217;s Article Has Enraged LSU Coach Kim Mulkey And Now Its LA Times<\/h2>\n<p>Mulkey declined to talk with The Post directly, but according to the newspaper&#8217;s article, she stated through her attorneys that her family members had no &#8220;relation in any way to her career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kim Mulkey was asked about the perception people have about her LSU team.<\/p>\n<p>In her response, she brought up recent LA Times article she read about the matchup between UCLA and LSU.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#39;m not going to let sexism continue. &#8230; How dare people attack kids like that.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/72YwVnmwyv\">pic.twitter.com\/72YwVnmwyv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Sporting News (@sportingnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportingnews\/status\/1774169762257342710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many had high expectations, and the narrative had potential\u2014it was implied that she had targeted a player after they came out as lesbian\u2014but it may have been exaggerated or misrepresented.<\/p>\n<p>Following LSU&#8217;s comeback victory over UCLA to make it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for women&#8217;s basketball, Mulkey blasted Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times for what she perceived to be a &#8220;sexist&#8221; statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one thing I\u2019m not going to let you do, I\u2019m 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\u2019t even know it,\u201d Mulkey said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sooooo I was in the locker room interviewing players when Kim Mulkey was talking about the LA Times column, but Angel Reese did talk about embracing trying to prove people wrong about their perception of the team vs. the reality of it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nk5MVMLfC0\">pic.twitter.com\/nk5MVMLfC0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Cauble (@Cauble) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cauble\/status\/1774181003197608060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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\u2019m not going to let you talk about 18-to-21-year-old kids in that tone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was even sexist for this reporter to say UCLA was milk and cookies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Washington Post\u2026 LA Times\u2026 Kim Mulkey isn\u2019t letting it weigh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LSU<\/a> down. <\/p>\n<p>The Tigers are Elite Eight bound and the \u201cVillains Down South\u201d continue their quest at back-to-back titles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3DkY3fm1el\">pic.twitter.com\/3DkY3fm1el<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zack Nagy (@znagy20) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/znagy20\/status\/1774186702669500902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, you women sit there and you keep your mouths shut if you want,\u201d Mulkey said after the game. \u201cI\u2019m in the last third of my career, but I\u2019m not going to let sexism continue. And if you don\u2019t think that\u2019s sexism, then you\u2019re in denial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow dare people attack kids like that? You don\u2019t have to like the way we play. You don\u2019t have to like the way we trash talk. You don\u2019t have to like any of that. We\u2019re good with that. But I can\u2019t sit up here as a mother and a grandmother and a leader of young people and allow somebody to say that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post article proved to be an in-depth exploration of Mulkey&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Read 2 Kim Mulkey related stories today. The Washington Post\u2019s profile was exemplary reporting &amp; writing, second exceptional piece from Kent Babb in last couple months. <\/p>\n<p>LA Times column was piling on, unfair &amp; personal. Also, quite frankly, I like Louisiana Hot Sauce<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Evan_P_Grant\/status\/1774289996050030781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mulkey refuted claims that she handled homosexual athletes &#8220;more harshly or differently&#8221; and refuted the idea that she didn&#8217;t back Griner through legal counsel.<\/p>\n<p>A request for comment from The Post about the Washington Post piece was not immediately answered by LSU.<\/p>\n<h3>Who wrote the Washington Post article on Kim Mulkey?<\/h3>\n<p>Just hours before the team&#8217;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&#8217;t appear to include any groundbreaking information.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The LA Times making Kim Mulkey looks right. <\/p>\n<p>I am old enough to remember the &quot;Catholic vs. Convicts&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame vs. Miami racist media stuff. Nothing has changed in like 40 years. <\/p>\n<p>I hate this so much, we can&#39;t just watch ball anymore without it coming to this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aMl8Ux0sn7\">pic.twitter.com\/aMl8Ux0sn7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSO\/status\/1774236240684142633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>What did Washington Post say about LSU coach?<\/h4>\n<p>In-depth coverage of Kim Mulkey, the head coach of Louisiana State University&#8217;s women&#8217;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<\/p>\n<h3>How many national titles does Kim Mulkey have?<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Washington Post story wasn\u2019t the one anyone talked about.<\/p>\n<p>It was the LA Times opinion column that got this response from Kim Mulkey.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what she\u2019s referencing from the LA Times. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jW5XMd0Odb\">https:\/\/t.co\/jW5XMd0Odb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kDSaxqf9fa\">pic.twitter.com\/kDSaxqf9fa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sheadixon\/status\/1774184864733962736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NFL Experts Predict Patriots Might Sign QB Dak Prescott\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl-experts-predict-patriots-might-sign-qb-dak-prescott\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NFL Experts Predict Patriots Might Sign QB Dak Prescott<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s Article Has Enraged LSU Coach Kim Mulkey And Now Its LA Times Mulkey declined to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":444567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[254],"tags":[25803,25805,25804,21781,25802,19081],"class_list":["post-449196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nccab","tag-kim-mulkey-homophobic","tag-kim-mulkey-la-times","tag-kim-mulkey-lsu-news","tag-kim-mulkey-news","tag-kim-mulkey-washington-post","tag-lsu-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}