NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce expressed shock that Iowa State’s Caitlin Clark was able to beat “a bunch of black girls” from Louisiana State University.
Pierce reacts to Iowa State’s historic win over LSU in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, speaking on FS1’s “Undisputed” with NFL legend Keyshawn Johnson and host Skip Bayless. was.
Clark is currently considered one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time and is the leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball history. She had a rivalry with LSU’s Angel Reese leading up to the tournament’s quarterfinal match in the Elite Eight.
After Iowa won 94-87Pierce was in awe that Clark, a white woman, could defeat a black woman.
“I saw a white girl do this to a bunch of black girls in Iowa… it inspired a sense of respect in me,” he told his co-hosts. “That earned my respect! It was like, oh, she didn’t do this to other little white girls in Colorado or somewhere. Some people thought she was an LSU dog. He did the same thing to the girls!”
Pierce added that Iowa State took LSU and “put them on their knees and smacked their butts. I didn’t expect that.”
The LSU team was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after suffering a disappointing loss.
After a video circulated showing only Iowa players on the court, holding hands, fans quickly realized that LSU was not present during the national anthem.
LSU coach Kim Mulkey explained that the move was unintentional and insisted that she does not know when the Star-Spangled Banner will be displayed.
“To be honest, I don’t even know when the national anthem was played,” Mulkey said in the postgame press conference. “There’s like a routine when they’re on the floor and they leave after 12 minutes. I don’t know, they go into the game and do their pregame stuff. Sorry, listen, that kind of thing. Nothing was done on purpose. ”
LSU star Reese had his own controversial segment during a press conference, detailing how he feels he’s been abused online and hasn’t been able to stand up for himself.
“I don’t really stand up for myself. I have great teammates, I have a great support system, I have a hometown, I have a family that supports me,” she said. started.
“I can’t really have a say in things because I just try to ignore them. I’m just trying to stand strong. I’ve been through a lot, I’ve seen a lot, and many times I’ve been attacked. Death threats, I’ve been sexualized, I’ve been blackmailed… I’m still human. All this has happened since I won the national championship, and I I said, I haven’t been happy since,” she added.
Interestingly, minutes earlier, teammate Hayley Van Rith said that the criticism in the media and online does not affect Riis’ spirit.
“You guys stay away from her. Let me say it again. You guys stay away from Angel Reese. You’re wasting your energy and you might as well throw in the towel. Angel is my toughest… “I’ve always been one of those people,” Van Lith declared.
While it’s clear that threats of physical violence are unwarranted, Reese’s claims of being sexualized are certainly true given that she posed for the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. That’s strange.
It’s equally strange considering that after LSU’s win in the last round of the NCAA Tournament, Reese talked about how much he enjoyed modeling work.
“I like modeling and doing other things because I can not only be on the court but also off the court. I can do both,” she said. out kick.
Reese said she remains “unapologetically” the same person and has no plans to change.
“I wouldn’t change a thing and still sit here and unapologetically say that I am who I am,” she said. “I’m always going to leave my mark and be who I am and stand on top of that.”
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