Los Angeles Times reporter Ben Bolch apologized for a column previewing the story. LSU Women’s Basketball The Tigers’ head coach, Kim Mulkey, slammed the film as “sexist,” “terrible” and “wrong,” before the team prepares to face UCLA in the Sweet 16.
Mr. Bloch posted a lengthy apology X days later. Mr. Mulkey’s press conference In it, she accused columns of “attacking” the players. Bloch described the players in her book as “villains” and “dirty debutants.”
Kim Mulkey of the LSU Lady Tigers watches the first half of the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the Elite 8 round of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on April 1, 2024 in Albany, New York. (Scott Taetsch/NCAA Photo, Getty Images)
“You can criticize the coach all you want,” she told reporters via ESPN. “That’s our job. You can come up to us and say, ‘You’re the worst coach in America. I hate you. I hate everything about you.'” We expect that. Yes, but that comes with territory.
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“But the one thing I’m not going to let you guys do is I’m not going to let you attack young people. And there were some things in this comment that I, as a woman, should be offended by. It was very sexist. “Today’s match was good versus evil. Evil? Did you call us dirty debutantes? Are you kidding me?”
Mulkey’s criticism I followed up on her previous statement on The Washington Post.
On Monday, Bullock wrote apologies to both programs, noting that he had not received a request from the LA Times for an apology.
LSU forward Angel Reese, 10, and LSU talk as Reese leaves the court during the fourth quarter of the College Basketball Elite 8 Game during the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 1, 2024 in Albany. Guard Fraujay Johnson (4 years old).new york (AP Photo/Mary Altafer)
LSU’s Kim Mulkey infuriates LA Times with column describing players as ‘dirty rookies’
“Words matter. As a journalist, no one should know this more than me. But I failed miserably at my word choice.” In my column, I tried to be sensible about certain words.”The team’s attitude was that they used alliteration without understanding the meanings and associations that were very offensive; I also used metaphors. Our society has had to deal with so much misogyny, racism, and negativity that I now understand why the words I used “They were wrong. I didn’t mean to hurt, but I now understand that I missed the mark terribly.”
He continued, “I offer my sincere apologies to LSU. ucla basketball Dear team and readers. UCLA, where I have covered him for nearly a decade, is known as a champion of diversity and a leader in inclusion. But I don’t live up to that standard in what I write, and I intend to do better. I am sorry. ”
No. 10 Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers drives with No. 22 Kristin Iuala of the UCLA Bruins during the first half during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on March 30, 2024. . (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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The Los Angeles Times on Monday published an editor’s note saying the column had been “edited to remove inappropriate and offensive language” after the original version was found to “not meet the Times’ editorial standards.” has been updated.
“We apologize to the LSU basketball program and our readers,” the memo added.
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