LSU ladies’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey was her normal fiery self throughout Sunday’s Elite Eight loss to top-seeded UCLA, although it appeared possibly she was making an attempt to be a bit lighthearted throughout an interplay with one reporter after the sport.
Mulkey spoke with reporters throughout her postgame press convention following LSU’s 72-65 defeat to top-seeded UCLA when one began their query by noting that this was the second consecutive season the Tigers’ run within the NCAA Match ended simply shy of a Ultimate 4 look.
The reporter in query was Jayden Smith of KLSU Sports activities, the student-run radio station for the college.
“That’s terrible, isn’t it?” Mulkey mentioned earlier than Smith might push by way of his query.
“Is that terrible, or is that good?” Mulkey then requested after Smith chuckled.
“Terrible,” Smith answered.
“Is it? How many Final Fours you play in?” Mulkey then retorted.
Smith responded that he had performed in none.
“So it’s probably pretty good, huh?” Mulkey then mentioned.
Whereas Mulkey has come to be recognized for her terse responses and exchanges with the media, this one might have been a bit extra tongue in cheek.
The clip that was shared on social media cuts off earlier than Mulkey could possibly be seen winking — presumably within the reporter’s course — earlier than Smith continued on together with his query about evaluating to the 2 seasons.
Although Mulkey’s previous interactions with the press certainly aren’t going to guide too many individuals to offer the LSU coach a lot of the advantage of the doubt referring to Sunday’s postgame press convention interplay.
Flau’Jae Johnson dropping a game-high 28 factors on 10-for-17 taking pictures from the sphere for LSU.
Johnson mirrored after the sport concerning the season she had and the way she grew each on and off the courtroom.
“I thought I became a better person, and I became — I really became a leader. That’s who I am at heart, and that’s — like, I want to continue to be a better person,” she mentioned.
