The LSU Lady Tigers are heading to the Sweet 16 after beating Middle Tennessee 83-56 on Sunday. LSU trailed by nine points early in the second half before they got it going. Coach Kim Mulkey was asked if an anticipated Washington Post story that could portray her in a negative light was a distraction to her team.
“We’re not going to let one sleezy reporter distract us from what we are trying to do,” Mulkey said.
A Washington Post article on Mulkey could possibly come out this week. Mulkey first discussed the issue on Saturday and gave a fiery statement. She says the same reporter previously did a hit job on football coach Brian Kelly and he’s spent the last two years trying to dig up dirt on her.
“The Washington Post has called former disgruntled players to get negative quotes to include in their story, they are ignoring the 40-plus years of positive stories,” Mulkey said.
Mulkey has refused to talk with this reporter, believed to be Kent Babb. The hall of fame coach claims the reporter has not been transparent in his intentions and she says it’s this type of journalism on why the public no longer trusts the media.
Mulkey also promises to fight back.
“I’ve hired the best defamation law firm in the country and I’ll sue the Washington Post if they publish a false story about me,” Mulkey said.
LSU’s next game is Saturday in Albany, New York against either UCLA or Creighton.
