The past week not only was full of tons of women’s basketball, but also tons of women’s basketball news. Catch up on the most notable developments.
Washington Post profile details Mulkey’s drive, rifts
On Saturday, the Washington Post published it’s highly-anticipated profile of Kim Mulkey, which the LSU head coach preemptively criticized, going so far as to threaten to sue the paper.
The story, authored by Kent Babb, includes information familiar to women’s college basketball fans, providing greater detail about Mulkey’s rocky relationships with former players, particularly gay players. Babb also reveals Mulkey’s years-long estrangement from her father and sister. Asked about the publication of the story by ESPN’s Holly Rowe before No. 3-seed LSU’s Sweet 16 victory over No. 2-seed UCLA on Saturday, Mulkey quipped, “Are you really surprised? Are you really surprised by the timing of it?”
Kim Mulkey reacts to the publishing of the Washington Post story on her—an hour and a half before LSU’s Sweet 16 matchup.
“Are you really surprised by the timing of it?”pic.twitter.com/wEoYcTc51H
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 30, 2024
After the game, Mulkey addressed a Los Angeles Times opinion piece that depicted the Sweet 16 matchup between…
