DALLAS — Praise for Kim Mulkey and LSU’s champions. Praise for Caitlin Clark and her NCAA record-setting run for Iowa. Praise for the elevation of the women’s game to the point where two teams, facing championship pressure, could make more than half their 3-point shots (25 of 47) in a 102-85 sold-out final at the AAC.
That’s what we should be reading and hearing today. To no one’s great surprise, we are not.
Angel Reese was named the Most Outstanding Player in the tournament after her 15-point, 10-rebound performance. That glory lasted about five minutes before she was castigated from coast to coast for following Clark all around the court and making a “you can’t see me” gesture and pointing at her ring finger.