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LSU’s Kim Mulkey Had Priceless Reaction to Her Grandkid Messing Up Her Postgame Interview

Andy Nesbitt

LSU's Kim Mulkey had her postgame interview take a funny turn thanks to her grandchild.
LSU's Kim Mulkey had her postgame interview take a funny turn thanks to her grandchild. / ESPN
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The LSU women's basketball team easily advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament with a 101-71 victory over Florida State on Monday night.

The hardest part of the evening for Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey seemed to happen moments after the final whistle when one of her grandkids messed up her postgame interview in hilarious fashion. Mulkey was in the process of answering a question when suddenly her headphones got pulled down off her head.

The legendary coach made quite a face before saying: "That’s why you love grandkids, right?”

Here's how that funny moment played out:

Mulkey played that off pretty well. Next up for her Tigers is a matchup with No. 2 seed NC State on Friday night.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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