Mulkey criticized the reporter for reaching out to some of her former players, and said they were offered anonymity to say negative things.
coach Kim Mulkey on Saturday threatened legal action against The Washington Post in a four-minute tirade about a story that she said the newspaper was reporting about her. It was not immediately clear what the story was about or when it might publish, but Mulkey said in comments to open a news conference ahead of her team’s second-round game in the NCAA Tournament that she was expecting a “hit piece.
Griner, who starred at under Mulkey, told ESPN that Mulkey told her to not reveal publicly that she was gay, even though she had been more open with teammates and others in her life. When Griner’s case in Russia became an international story, Mulkey repeatedly refused to address the situation, calling it “a personal issue.