The Baylor women’s basketball team had its season come to an end Monday night with a 69-67 loss to UConn in what was a thrilling game that had some controversy at the end.
Following the game, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey for some reason brought up COVID-19 testing and said the NCAA should “dump” it for the Final Four.
For real. Here’s what she said:
“After the game today and tomorrow, there’s four teams left I think on the men’s side and the women’s side. They need to dump the COVID testing. Wouldn’t it be a shame to keep COVID testing and then you got kids that test positive or something and they don’t get to play in the Final Four? So you just need to forget the COVID tests and get the four teams playing in each Final Four and go battle it out.”
Here is the audio. There was not a question that prompted this.#ncaaW | @TheNextHoops pic.twitter.com/wWq1dDXbsY
— Spencer Nusbaum (@spencernusbaum_) March 30, 2021
Yeah, that’s not smart at all and it’s not something that should or will happen at the Final Four.
Twitter had thoughts:
Kim Mulkey advised that the NCAA “dump the COVID testing” for the final four so kids don’t have to miss a game due to positives
Wouldn’t it be more of a shame if all involved in the final four were needlessly exposed to a virus that has killed over half a million Americans? 🤔 https://t.co/0eMNyZnqJy
— Madelyn Burke (@MadelynBurke) March 30, 2021
So unsolicited, and after a great performance by her team, Kim Mulkey suggested they stop testing the players for COVID because this inconvenient little pandemic might interfere with the Final Four.
Then again, she enthusiastically took her team to see Trump in the White House. https://t.co/BwEWa3i4Ip
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) March 30, 2021
Kim Mulkey just said the NCAA needs to stop COVID testing at the Final Four so that one team doesn't get knocked out because of a positive test.
What?????????????
— Daniel Connolly (@DanielVConnolly) March 30, 2021
Who else remembers that time Kim Mulkey said people should be hit in the face if they questioned sending their kids to Baylor after the football rape scandal https://t.co/fx2A52SOyD
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) March 30, 2021
Did anyone have a follow up question.
I woulda been like pic.twitter.com/BdeExC46IS
— Jordan Tomiyama (@Jttomiyama) March 30, 2021
She shoulda put that much thought & misguided energy into stopping UConn from going on a 17-0 run when they were up double digits! https://t.co/95OySjnvEe
— BLM 24/7 – 365! G. MITCH – KAΨ (@CoachMitch1911) March 30, 2021
Perhaps @Baylor should rethink the interview questions and process for their coaching staff. https://t.co/Fh0K8tTdxP
— Kurt Rex Cooper 💚 (@KurtRexCooper) March 30, 2021
