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When Michelle Obama said, \u201cWhen they go low, we go high<\/a><\/span>,\u201d she wasn\u2019t talking about Kim Mulkey. Class and decorum have never been her thing. On Sunday, No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and won its eighth SEC tournament title after defeating LSU, 79-72. It was a rematch of their January showdown in Baton Rouge, in which South Carolina pulled out a tough road win in enemy territory, 76-70.<\/p>\n

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They\u2019re the two best teams in the SEC. They\u2019re the last two teams to win national championships. They don\u2019t like each other. And their coaches are polar opposites. So when a fight took place in the game on Sunday, we already knew the responses from the women who lead these programs were destined to be dissimilar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to apologize to the basketball community,\u201d Staley said to ESPN during the post-game interview<\/a><\/span>. \u201cI want to apologize for us playing a part in that, that\u2019s not who we are. That\u2019s not what we\u2019re about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moments after a fight that featured a male fan hopping over a railing and the scorer\u2019s table to potentially get involved<\/a><\/span>, which led to multiple ejections and only 11 combined players from both teams being eligible to participate in the final minutes, Staley handled the situation like a pro. She took full responsibility for her team\u2019s actions<\/a><\/span>, added context and nuance, did her best to protect women\u2019s college basketball, and apologized to all who were involved on the other side, as well as informing us that apologies were made to her from the LSU side<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will get better (at) handling situations like this. So, I want to apologize for our South Carolina women\u2019s basketball team,\u201d Staley said on the microphone to the crowd during the trophy presentation<\/a><\/span>. \u201cLSU is a great team. They are our defending national champions. And I won\u2019t be surprised if we\u2019re able, both of us, to represent in Cleveland for the national championship game. I welcome that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, and as expected, it was a different story with Mulkey.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s ugly, it\u2019s not good, no one wants to be a part of that,\u201d she said after the game<\/a><\/span>. \u201cBut I\u2019ll tell you this, I wish [Cardoso] would\u2019ve pushed Angel Reese. If you\u2019re 6-8, don\u2019t push somebody that little. That was uncalled for in my opinion. Let those two girls who were jawing, let them go at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead of calming things down, a white woman poured gasoline on a situation that involved a fight between Black women. Mulkey\u2019s privilege somehow found a way to shine brighter than one of those tacky outfits she wears on the sidelines. She was so bad on Sunday that she spent time in the postgame press conference informing us that she didn\u2019t know the rules, as she was wondering about potential punishments for the coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut my question is: I don\u2019t really know the rules, why weren\u2019t the coaches tossed if they left the bench? Wouldn\u2019t that be a hell of an ending. But I guess it\u2019s just the players that leave the bench area. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n