LSU's Kim Mulkey focused on winning not impending news article - ESPN

ALBANY, N.Y. — LSU coach Kim Mulkey declined comment Friday on whether she has heard from The Washington Post in the six days since she threatened legal action against the newspaper.

Mulkey, speaking at a press conference before a Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA, said: «All I am focused on is to try and win another basketball game.»

As a reporter attempted to ask a follow up question, Mulkey said: «I'm only here today to talk about the next game,» before an NCAA moderator stepped in to say only questions about the matchup would be allowed.

Leading into a second-round game against Middle Tennessee last week, Mulkey read a statement in which she said the paper has spent two years pursuing a «hit piece» about her. Washington Post reporter Kent Babb confirmed he is working on a profile of Mulkey.

The Washington Post has yet to publish its Mulkey story.

Inside the LSU open locker room, players said they were simply focused on beating UCLA and taking another step in its quest to win a second straight national championship.

«This isn't the worst thing has happened to us this season,» LSU forward Angel Reese said. «If you've been keeping up, way more things have come our way. So add another thing to the book, add another thing to the list. We're not distracted. We're still focused on the main goal, and that's to win one game at a time.»

Added guard Hailey Van Lith: «That's something that we don't want to give attention to right now. Coach Mulkey is here to coach us to win another national championship and that's what we're focused on. This program, we care about each other. But at the end of the day, Coach Mulkey wants us to focus on this.»

Despite being the reigning national champions, Van Lith and others have tried to keep their