LSU coach goes ballistic, a breakdown
What Happened
In a crucial matchup between the 7th-seeded Kentucky Wildcats and the 2nd-seeded LSU Tigers, the game is on the line in the closing moments. LSU head coach Kim Mulkey is already visibly agitated on the sideline, screaming and yelling at the officials over a perceived missed foul call. As the play unfolds, Kentucky's player takes a shot that is defended by LSU. The players collide, and Mulkey dramatically falls to the floor, exclaiming "Oh look at that, look at me, I fell too!" The official then quickly assesses a technical foul on Mulkey, ejecting her from the game. Mulkey vehemently disagrees, shouting "That's a fucking foul, ref!" as the crowd erupts in boos. The official stands firm, holding up a single finger to signal the technical. Mulkey continues her tirade, yelling "You're out of here!" as security escorts her off the court. As Mulkey leaves the floor, she defiantly stares down the officials, sarcastically smiling and winking at the crowd. One fan appears to yell something at her, to which Mulkey responds, "I got a bottle of fuisia and I don't know what that is!" With Mulkey gone, the game resumes. LSU's player steps up and calmly sinks both free throws to extend their lead. Replays show the original play was somewhat ambiguous, with minimal contact before the players fell to the floor. Mulkey clearly felt her player was fouled, leading to her explosive outburst. This heated exchange encapsulates the high stakes and intense rivalry between these two powerhouse SEC programs. Kentucky and LSU have a long history of closely contested battles, and with a potential NCAA Tournament berth on the line, emotions are running high. Mulkey's dramatic reaction, while perhaps excessive, underscores just how much this game means to both teams and their passionate fan bases. As the dust settles, LSU maintains their lead and goes on to win the hard-fought contest. Though Mulkey's ejection was the talk of the game, her team ultimately prevailed in a classic SEC showdown that will be long remembered by those in attendance.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthis is a good one kentucky versus lsu
seven seed kentucky two seed lsu ball's
gonna go to the quarter coach is on the
court already screaming and yelling
they're gonna put up the shot number
three defends it and then they fall over
and then the coach says ha i fell too
look at she says uh she says oh look at
that look at that aha and i fell
and look at me aha and i fell as well
sound of a [ __ ]
that's a [ __ ] foul
ref hears her he's like i'm not gonna
let that stand i'm gonna tee you up with
one finger
and then she says that's a [ __ ] foul
and then the whole crowd's teeing her up
get out of here get out of here teen her
up you're out of here bam she's gone and
she's like no
that is an absolute foul kind of looks
like reese witherspoon's like scary aunt
in a way
i'm fine don't even worry about me
player
i'm fine
and then they're trying to hold her back
she's mad about it she's staring getting
the evil eyes staring
oh no they're gonna go look at it ref
says hey ref can you come here and tell
me what i'm looking at she said well
this is the game and that's where the
players are and then she's staring and
she looks up at it again and she says
it's a foul
simple as that and i got knocked over
for sure it was scary for me
they're going to discuss it a little bit
more
figure out what they want to do
meanwhile she
she's uh
on us
foul
on us
and then kind of goes into a smile
that she's trying to a wink and another
wink
and it's like what's all this about then
and just
holding in a smile her eyes are beaming
her eyebrows are smiling her whole face
is giddy
someone from the crowd is going to like
yell at her something maybe they're
yelling at her like
you're gonna need a drink after this
game because then she turns and she says
i got a bottle of fusia
and i don't know what fusia is it is a
type of rose
and i tried to read this i had multiple
people read it with me but it looks a
lot like i got a bottle of fusia
and i don't but i don't know what fuji
is
and another wink what's going on guys
is she scariest person alive
and they go okay they're gonna get the
shoot too and then she gives the coach a
warning and a coach says
throw me out
just if you wanna throw me out throw me
out does that really matter
does it really matter
huh
and then they score the first free throw
to make it 71 and then they score the
next one to make it 72. it was after the
shot
she went over her head after the shot
and they're like yeah yeah that was on
you yeah yeah i agree with the coach and
not just because she scares me a little
bit and i want the bottle oh no i went
to a random spot i was trying to show
the foul so she says she went over and
hit her but really if you look at it i
don't think it was a foul at all
the other player just kind of loses her
footing and falls
and you know she never even really gets
touched until they're on the ground
together and then the coach oh
oops i've fallen over
oh
and and oh no oh
oh
oh oh
son of a [ __ ] that's a [ __ ] foul
one finger t
you're out of here
in the most authoritative technical i
could give you