The UCLA Bruins and LSU Tigers face off in a loaded Sweet 16 matchup in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
There is a lot to examine with this game, and the winner faces the winner of Colorado vs. Iowa.
Will Rosenblatt of LSU Wire mentioned how the Kim Mulkey rumors could be a tough thing for the Tigers to overcome:
We saw it last weekend, with LSU lacking focus at crucial points in tournament games.
There’s some noise hovering around the program with talk of a story about Kim Mulkey set to appear in The Washington Post. The contents of that story remain unclear at the moment.
On top of that, LSU can’t get caught looking ahead to Iowa in the Elite Eight or a potential Final Four trip. Winning back-to-back titles is hard. Even if you have the talent, keeping that sharp focus over the span of two seasons can be a struggle. LSU needs to be locked in here.
There have been plenty of rumblings about the article in the works regarding Kim Mulkey, and that could be a tough thing to ignore for this LSU team. Then again, they have had some time to cope with this drama.