Kim Mulkey opens up on Washington Post profile piece: 'Are you really surprised?'

The Washington Post published a lengthy profile piece on LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey on Saturday morning, just hours before the Tigers are set to take on 2-seed UCLA with a trip to the Elite Eight on the line.

Mulkey had previously drawn attention to the upcoming profile, noting that the Post was out to get her using “sleazy tactics and hatchet jobs.”

Needless to say, her reaction once the piece was actually published was going to be highly anticipated. But just before the game against the Bruins, Mulkey told ESPN’s Holly Rowe that she hasn’t yet read the piece.

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“You’re telling me something I didn’t know,” Kim Mulkey said. “So you’re the bearer of good news or bad news, however you want to look at it. But are you really surprised? Are you really surprised by the timing of it?

“But I can tell you that I haven’t read it. I don’t know that I will read it. I’ll leave that up to my attorneys.”

Mulkey’s attorneys were cited heavily in the lengthy profile piece, used to deny certain aspects of the story.

The piece itself focused quite a bit on Mulkey’s family life, specifically her relationship with her estranged father, who was unfaithful to his wife, Mulkey’s mother. The dynamic between the two was described as rather frosty, with the two not in contact for years at this point.

It also looked some at Mulkey’s actions around gay or queer players, specifically comments she allegedly made about various wardrobe choices. A handful of former players are quoted in the story.

In any case, Kim Mulkey will likely have further comment at some point, perhaps after she’s had a chance to read the piece or after her attorneys have gone over it.

In the meantime, LSU has some business to take care of. The Tigers will enter as a 3.5-point favorite over the Bruins, despite entering the game as the lower seed.

The game will tip off at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.