Keith Olbermann apologizes for calling LSU's Angel Reese a 'f---ing idiot' after taunt battle goes viral

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Liberal podcaster and serial tweeter Keith Olbermann apologized Monday after he called LSU Tigers basketball player Angel Reese "a f---ing idiot" for her behavior during the championship game Sunday. 

Reese went viral after she taunted the University of Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team twice during Sunday's game. While the Tigers made history, winning their first championship ever, many commentators were focused on the trash talk between Reese and Clark. 

"What a f---ing idiot," Olbermann tweeted live during the game, responding directly to a clip of Reese tapping her finger, signifying that it was her turn to get the championship ring. Reese, a star player for LSU, also made a John Cena style "you can't see me gesture" that went viral online.  

Olbermann continued: "Doesn't matter the gender, the sport, the background - you're seconds away from a championship and you do something like this and overshadow all the good. Mindless, classless, and what kind of coach does this team have?"

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Keith Olbermann apologized after calling LSU basketball player Angel Reese a "f---ing idiot" and "classless" for taunting an opposing team.

Olbermann later tweeted out an apology for his comments calling Reese "classless." He claimed that he was "uninformed" and doesn’t follow either men’s or women’s basketball. 

"I apologize for being uninformed last night about the back story on this. I don't follow hoops, college or pro, men or women. I had no idea about Clark. Both were wrong."

Olbermann criticized both Reese and Clark on his