LSU coach Kim Mulkey threatens to sue The Washington Post over rumored hit piece: 'I'm fed up'

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LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey is threatening to sue The Washington Post if it publishes a "false story" about her. 

During her opening statement in a press conference appearance ahead of the Tigers’ second round matchup against Middle Tennessee, Mulkey addressed media rumors that the outlet was contacting former "disgruntled" players in an attempt to put out a "hit piece." 

LSU coach Kim Mulkey during the first quarter of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship game at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. Sunday, March 10, 2024. (Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK)

"I wouldn’t normally discuss media rumors about me, but I felt the need to publicly address what exactly this reporter for The Washington Post has been doing the past several years and the lengths he has gone to try and put a hit piece together," Mulkey said Saturday. 

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She alleged that the reporter, whom she did not name, has been working for two years to try and get a story out on her, adding that she has denied interview requests because of the "hit job" he wrote on LSU football coach Brian Kelly. 

Mulkey said the reporter had contacted the school on Tuesday with "more than a dozen questions" and "demanded" a response by the time of their first-round tip off. 

"Are you kidding me? This was a ridiculous deadline that LSU and I could not possibly meet, and the reporter knew it. It was just an attempt to prevent me from coming and an attempt to distract us from this tournament. It ain’t gonna work, buddy." 

Head coach Kim Mulkey of the LSU Lady Tigers is seen during the third