Stephen A. Smith calls Kim Mulkey ‘very rude’ after tense exchange with student reporter
"She's rude, she's condescending and unnecessarily so to too many people."
"She's rude, she's condescending and unnecessarily so to too many people."
"She's gotten away with this type of behavior because she is a National Championship-winning head coach."
"That's terrible, isn't it?"
"Are those media over there, or are they just eatin'?"
"It’s like staring into the face of death itself LOL."
"Well, I know if you don't ask this next one, Reed [Darcey] will."
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"It was not my intent to be hurtful, but I now understand that I terribly missed the mark."
"It comes across as racist, to me. That is a racist description."
"The original version of this commentary did not meet Times editorial standards."
"At the end of the day, I'm rocking with them cause they don't change who they are. So I'll have their back."
"I was really offended by the article that came out. I didn't read any of it."
"I'll leave it up to my attorneys is a wild take."
"It is exactly what I expected it to be. Nothing explosive."
"I did make a statement & that's all I'll comment on at this time because all I'm focused on is to win another basketball game."
"My contention all along with the 2022 story is that it’s not even about Brian Kelly."
"The news media has learned absolutely nothing from how it covered the last two elections."
"She is publicly defiant, she is somewhat over-controlling, she does not want to be covered in the way that champions are covered, which is in-depth."
"I probably wouldn't have read it, but because she's so animated, I've got to see what they're talking about now."
"My kids didn't even know I said that yesterday. That team's not involved in this."