A highly anticipated article on LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey Published on Saturday Via The Washington Post. Rather than the hit film Mulkey had hoped for, Kent Popp's feature is a profile chronicling the events and people who influenced a highly successful coach who won four national championships.
Legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, for example, proved to him that it was possible to excel in basketball while raising a family and incorporated his children into his coaching career.
Mulki trusted the summit, always his North Star, and took it [daughter] Mackenzie was on a recruiting trip when she was two weeks old. She breastfed the couple's infant son, Kramer, before and after practices and games.
However, Mulkey insists that he will not read the feature, regardless of whether it contains anything that could be considered objectionable or not.
“Are you really surprised at the time it happened?” Mulkey told ESPN's Holly Rowe ahead of the Tigers' Sweet 16 matchup with UCLA on Saturday. “I can tell you I haven't read it, I'm not sure I will. I'll leave that up to my lawyers.”
An hour and a half before LSU's Sweet 16 matchup, Kim Mulkey responded to the Washington Post's publication of the story.
“Are you really surprised at its timing?”pic.twitter.com/wEoYcTc51H
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 30, 2024
Before the publication of the Washington Post article, Mulki drew attention by saying that he would sue the newspaper if it published false information about him. The instructor expected the piece to be snarky, saying Bob had talked to disgruntled former players who had bad things to say about him.
Emily Nieman, who played for Mulkey at Baylor from 2003-05, says she wanted to transfer because she didn't feel comfortable being a gay woman on campus and because the coach felt more needed. Nieman left Baylor after his sophomore season, but returned for the Bears' 2005 national championship team's celebration. He thanked Mulkey for being a positive influence and lamented how his time at Baylor ended.
however, The coach did not respond.
Niman finds Mulki and approaches her. Niemann says he thanked his former coach for the impact he had on his life and regrets the way things ended.
Niman said that Mulki left without saying anything.
With the article now available, the reaction on social media has been largely positive. While some of the information in the piece may not be viewed favorably, the overall piece is viewed as fair and offensive. However, in light of Mulki's objections, more people will surely read the article than if he hadn't commented on it.
Following LSU's 78-69 win over UCLA, Mulkey pretended he didn't know it was published when asked if he wanted to read the Post piece.
“When did it come out?” she said before turning sarcastic when told the article went live just before Saturday's game.
Kim Mulkey was asked if she had read the Washington Post article, to which she replied, “When did it come out?”
“Imagine that,” Mulkey said when she was told this morning before LSU's game. #LSU #marchmadness pic.twitter.com/VQvoYxvY33
— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) March 30, 2024
“Imagine That” she added. “You all must have thought you'd see it, get a few clicks, or be distracted.”
Mulkey diverted his anger to another newspaper piece during his post-match press conference. Los Angeles Times column It referred to LSU as the “villains.”
Kim Mulkey criticized the LA Times article by directly referring to the LSU villians.
“I'm not going to allow you to attack young men…that's too sexist…wicked…you called us dirty acquaintances? How dare you?” pic.twitter.com/mPylnPnFFV
— Gavin Carlson (@GavinCarlsonDB) March 30, 2024
“I'm not going to let you attack young men, guys, there were things that were supposed to offend you women,” Mulkey responded to Ben Bolch's Friday column.
“It was so sexist they didn't know it. That's good and bad in that game today. Evil? You called us dirty acquaintances? How dare you?”
LSU will face Iowa on Monday in the Elite Eight in a rematch of last year's national championship.
