Love this story, Ron. It motivated me to read today’s New York Times about Louisiana state coach, Kim Mulkey, and to learn about Angel Reese and the way she spoke up.
Thank you for the highlights.
It’s great that you go to the games and wear your sweatshirt to support the team.
This warms my heart. I have to admit I’ve only been to one women’s basketball game — the LA Sparks, about 15 years ago. I managed courtside seats (not far from where Jack Nicholson would watch the Lakers… that tells you how much cheaper the seats were for Sparks games). That night, Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena, oy), had a much smaller crowd, but it was like being with family. I saw so many fathers in the stands with their daughters. Maybe some of those daughters went on to play college ball. I’m glad to see that 15 years later, all kinds of fans — like you — are turning out. Time for me to look into more Sparks tickets…
Great story! Sorry Columbia lost. I find it ironic that a week ago the media wasn’t paying much attention to women’s basketball. Now the big media story is the racial controversy between how the opposing great LSU and Iowa stars are perceived. I don’t get how it can be viewed as anything other than a racist double standard. It was a great championship game! All the women should be celebrated. Can’t we do better than this?
Love this story, Ron. It motivated me to read today’s New York Times about Louisiana state coach, Kim Mulkey, and to learn about Angel Reese and the way she spoke up.
Thank you for the highlights.
It’s great that you go to the games and wear your sweatshirt to support the team.
This warms my heart. I have to admit I’ve only been to one women’s basketball game — the LA Sparks, about 15 years ago. I managed courtside seats (not far from where Jack Nicholson would watch the Lakers… that tells you how much cheaper the seats were for Sparks games). That night, Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena, oy), had a much smaller crowd, but it was like being with family. I saw so many fathers in the stands with their daughters. Maybe some of those daughters went on to play college ball. I’m glad to see that 15 years later, all kinds of fans — like you — are turning out. Time for me to look into more Sparks tickets…
Great story! Sorry Columbia lost. I find it ironic that a week ago the media wasn’t paying much attention to women’s basketball. Now the big media story is the racial controversy between how the opposing great LSU and Iowa stars are perceived. I don’t get how it can be viewed as anything other than a racist double standard. It was a great championship game! All the women should be celebrated. Can’t we do better than this?
Congratulations to LSU Women’s Basketball’s Team on their win over Iowa today. Good article Ron.