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Kim Mulkey's Hilarious Facial Expression in LSU-Kentucky Game Led To Lots of Jokes
If there is one thing LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey is going to do—besides coach her team to victory, of course—it's give us some instantly memeable content.
In this case, we have an expertly-timed camera pan during Sunday afternoon's LSU-Kentucky game to thank for the Mulkey meme du jour. After a bucket from Kentucky's Clara Silver extended the Wildcats' lead, the broadcast wisely cut to Mulkey, who was standing on the sidelines with a comically serious expression, very likely mourning her team's current position. The announcers described the look as "disturbed and frustrated."
Despite a 12-point deficit at the half, the Tigers still rallied to win 65–58. But of course, Mulkey's hilarious facials have become the focus of the conversation.
Check out the online reaction below:
This pan to Kim Mulkey is some of the best camera work I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/JhzMR1PBmU
— Bri Lewerke (@brilewerke) February 23, 2025
Georgia Amoore bringing out the Mulkey face pic.twitter.com/noo9e7EEXL
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) February 23, 2025
I spit out my drink. https://t.co/Bzeu69KK5r
— Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) February 23, 2025
The pan to Kim Mulkey’s reaction is Academy Award worthy directing. pic.twitter.com/5BvdkQaWB7
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) February 23, 2025
This pan to Kim Mulkey looks like it came straight out of The Office pic.twitter.com/8BGcBnYr8o
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) February 23, 2025
I’m choosing to believe that Kim didn’t say anything at halftime but simply gave LSU this exact look and they knew they had to lock in https://t.co/Ew8u4RuQMj
— Tyler DeLuca (@TylerDeLuca) February 23, 2025
The gift of Kim Mulkey keeps on giving
— Phoenix Stevens (@PStevensKSR) February 23, 2025
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Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.