Angel Reese: LSU wouldn’t let Jill Biden into its locker room before championship game
Sports,Jill Biden,NCAA,Women's Issues,Race And Racism,White House
The Lady Tigers apparently weren’t interested in a pep talk from First Lady Jill Biden before the NCAA championship game on Sunday.
LSU star forward Angel Reese — who called the First Lady’s invitation for Iowa to visit the White House a “joke” — said the team declined to meet with her prior to defeating the Hawkeyes 102-85 in Dallas.
“Apparently she was supposed to come to our locker room before the game but we said ‘no,'” Reese said on I Am Athlete’s “Paper Route” show on Tuesday, adding that the team did not directly speak with the First Lady.
Related Coverage
AllSides Picks
Headline Roundup
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Holds Short First Briefing
October 13th, 2026
Headline Roundup
Elon Musk Gives $276 Million to Republican Groups Ahead of Midterms
October 13th, 2026
News
News Media Misses Declining LGB Youth Rates, Discrimination Cases, and More
Malayna J. Bizier
October 13th, 2026
Catch a Wave
Joan Blades
October 12th, 2026