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ESPN Star Stephen A. Smith called LSU women’s basketball Coach Kim Mulkey on Monday after interaction with a student journalist after an elite eight losses from UCLA.
The journalist began his question, noting that it was the second year of LSU eliminated in the elite eight, and Mulkey came into question whether it was good or “awful”. The journalist replied, “Terrible.” Mulkey followed by asking, “How much The last four Do you play? “
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The head coach LSU Lady Tigers Kim Mulkey watches against Ucl Bruins during the second half of the elite eight NCAA Basketball Match Tournament in Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington, March 30, 2025. (James Snook-Imagn Pictures)
Mulkey’s exchange became viral, which led to Smith’s reaction to “First Take”.
“I will not take away the fact that Kim Mulkey is a great trainer and a established coach,” Smith said. “We have to finally say that about her – she is very naughty. She is very, very naughty. She is rude, she has been pity and unnecessarily so many people.
“And it’s always right. It’s not going to the wrong one. It’s almost like knowing, Shannon (Sharpe), to whom to do it and who doesn’t.
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Stephen A. Smith on ESPN NBA COUNTDOWN LIVE SET IN INTUIT DOME. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Pictures)
Mulkey has a history with journalists in general.
Before the tournament started, Mulkey invited a journalist to eat during a press conference after losing the Tigers at the Secant Texas tournament.
Last year, she described the Washington Post journalist because of the story of how she allegedly acted with gay players while she was a head coach at Baylor. She called the “lean” reporter.
Mulkej also called Los Angeles Times for the column that the tigers described as “villains” and “dirty debuts”, describing framing as sexist. The work later edited the column.
Like coach LSU Tigers Kim Mulkey and her team took over the state of Florida in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Baton Rouge in Louisiani on Monday, March 24, 2025. (Scott clause / USATIDAY Network / USA Today Network via Imagings Images)
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Mulkey is one of the most successful female basketball coaches in NCAA. She has 754-124 all the time with four championships and five last four appearances.
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