The LSU women’s basketball team spent Friday celebrating its 2023 national championship at the White House. During the ceremony, Tigers freshman Sa’Myah Smith had to receive assistance after fainting.
Smith was standing on the risers behind the podium when she passed out and was helped down. President Joe Biden apologized and said things like that have happened before.
“It’s a lot of standing,” Biden said. “I apologize. It’s okay. It’s happened lots of times.”
LSU coach Kim Mulkey said Smith was fine, but she had to be taken out of the White House on a wheelchair for further evaluation.
“As you can see, we leave our mark where we go. Sa’myah planned that,” Mulkey said. “No, Sa’myah is fine, for those of you who are concerned. Sa’myah is fine; I’ll assure you of that… She doesn’t want to leave. She wants to stand with us but she needs to be checked out.”
Smith just completed her freshman season at LSU, averaging 4.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per…
