<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/louisiana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louisiana</a> Governor Jeff Landry urged state officials this week to create a new policy that requires student-athletes to be present for the national anthem at sporting events after Louisiana State University&#8217;s (LSU) women&#8217;s basketball team missed the national anthem during its regional final game this week.</p>
<p>LSU faced intense criticism for not being on the court when the national anthem was played shortly before their game against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa won 94-87.</p>
<p>“Honestly, I don’t even know when the anthem was played,” <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2024/04/lsu-basketball-teams-national-anthem-absence-comes-under-fire-on-social-media.html">said</a> LSU coach Kim Mulkey. “We kind of (have) a routine where we’re on the floor and then they come off at the 12-minute mark. I don’t know … we come in and we do our pregame stuff. I’m sorry … Listen, that’s nothing intentionally done.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Iowa players holding hands during the American National Anthem. LSU players left the court before the anthem was performed. <a href="https://t.co/GhCLHUXiBX">pic.twitter.com/GhCLHUXiBX</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Dan Zaksheske (@RealDanZak) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealDanZak/status/1774938110192677111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The Republican governor responded to the backlash that the team faced by saying that officials need to enact a policy requiring athletes to show up for face serious consequences.</p>
<p>&#8220;My mother coached women’s high school basketball during the height of desegregation, no one has a greater respect for the sport and for Coach Mulkey,&#8221; he said. &#8220;However, above respect for that game is a deeper respect for those that serve to protect us and unite us under one flag! It is time that all college boards, including Regent, put a policy in place that student athletes be present for the national anthem or risk their athletic scholarship! This is a matter of respect that all collegiate coaches should instill.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">My mother coached women’s high school basketball during the height of desegregation,  no one has a greater respect for the sport and for Coach Mulkey. However, above respect for that game is a deeper respect for those that serve to protect us and unite us under one flag !</p>
<p>It is…</p>
<p>&mdash; Jeff Landry (@JeffLandry) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffLandry/status/1775165096945229863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Mulkey has recently been in the news after The Washington Post ran a hit <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/03/30/kim-mulkey-lsu-griner-reese/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">piece</a> on her that accused her of exploding at officials, treating reporters poorly, holding grudges, and clashing with players.</p>
<p>She reportedly has had an intense feud with Brittney Griner and the report claimed that she was harsh toward gay players — an accusation that she and her legal team have strongly pushed back against, including providing an affidavit that undercut one of the claims made against her.</p>

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