Kim Mulkey is adding another layer to the LSU vs. South Carolina altercation.
The LSU coach has expressed her desire to move on from the SEC Championship incident that led to numerous ejections on both sides, and she believes the media should put the story to rest, too.
Mulkey said Thursday that the media’s coverage wouldn’t have been as extensive for men, thus calling it “sexist.”
“When you have two tough teams who play so hard, who are so good, and compete, those kind of things happen,” Mulkey said on her weekly appearance on WAFB in Baton Rouge. “And it’s so out of control with the media right now. You don’t give that much attention when the men do it, so why do you keep writing it about the women? It really comes across, and I’ll just say it, it comes across as a little bit sexist.”
“Nobody got in a fight. There were no punches thrown. There was nobody choked. It was a shoving match. Whoop-dee-doo!”@LSUwbkb @KimMulkey had plenty to say at our final radio show of the year at @TJRibsAcadian.
“It comes across as a little bit sexist.” #LSU pic.twitter.com/13d8RcxyIK
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) March 13, 2024
Mulkey suggested that the media is “tearing down two great teams” and a “woman that coaches one of those teams.”
“It’s not newsworthy after…
