Hailey Van Lith considers herself an elite trash-talker. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
Hailey Van Lith doesn’t taking trash talk personally. Rather, she appreciates it, especially as one of the perfectors of the art form.
And she would like to see that appreciation from a wider audience, pointing out the difference in standards for women’s basketball stars compared to, say, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, who earlier in the NBA playoffs declared himself the best player in the world.
“When a woman does it don’t come at us sideways,” Van Lith told Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks.
A three-year star at Louisville, the 21-year-old is joining national champion LSU for the upcoming season. She helped the U.S. women’s team to the 2023 FIBA 3×3 World Cup title earlier this month. And she counts her trash-talking among her many on-court talents.
“I think it’s one of my strong skill sets,” she joked with Rooks. “If you’re going to list pros and cons, the No. 1 pro of Hailey Van Lith is trash-talking.”
For Van Lith, though,…
