Not many would ever consider Kim Mulkey and her team being the underdogs during the March Madness. But that’s exactly the situation the LSU faced when they dealt with UCLA. This was the Tigers’ third consecutive Elite Eight run, and they surprisingly took the lead in the first quarter. The LSU surged into the lead by closing the first quarter on a 9-2 run to take a 13-9 lead. After the first quarter, Holly Rowe spoke to the coach, which the netizens did not like.
“Well, coach, your defense turned up. You have held UCLA to 2 points in about 7 minutes. What have you seen from your group defensively?” Kim Mulkey responded by crediting her team. “Toughness, just toughness. Betts is a handful. I’ve coached bigs, I know.” No problem so far for ESPN, but the next question did not sit down with the fans.
One netizen tweeted the entire exchange on X, plus their response to the 58-year-old broadcaster. “Holly Rowe, BET Awards expert turned sideline activist, tried to bait Kim Mulkey into a political narrative over her outfit. “Is that magnolia print a symbol of women’s toughness?” Mulkey nuked it: “I’m from Louisiana. It’s our state flower.” Pure humiliation. Sit down.”
Holly Rowe, BET Awards expert turned sideline activist, tried to bait Kim Mulkey into a political narrative over her outfit.
“Is that magnolia print a symbol of women’s toughness?”
Mulkey nuked it:
“I’m from Louisiana. It’s our state flower.”
Pure humiliation. Sit down pic.twitter.com/pvfKKSVdbn
— Sports Patriot (@SportsPatriotUS) March 30, 2025
Another fan wrote about the incident. “Holly Rowe needs to stay in her lane cuz Kim Mulkey just ate Her up… #LSUvsUCLA.”
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