{"id":2093471,"date":"2023-11-07T20:38:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T01:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lsu-suffers-stunning-upset-after-angel-reese-wears-crown-during-player-introductions\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T20:41:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T01:41:34","slug":"lsu-suffers-stunning-upset-after-angel-reese-wears-crown-during-player-introductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lsu-suffers-stunning-upset-after-angel-reese-wears-crown-during-player-introductions\/","title":{"rendered":"LSU Suffers Stunning Upset After Angel Reese Wears Crown During Player Introductions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flsu-suffers-stunning-upset-after-angel-reese-wears-crown-during-player-introductions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2093471&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Last\u2064 year,\u200c LSU basketball player Angel Reese was \u200dnamed the MVP of \u200cthe Final\u200b Four.<\/h2>\n<p>She earned a niche in the Taunting Hall of Fame\u200b with her late-game antics as LSU put away Iowa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Angel Reese trash talking and taunting Caitlin Clark Ring \u200bme\u200d  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SetItOff?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SetItOff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSU?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LSU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t076qKPamj\">pic.twitter.com\/t076qKPamj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HarrietEve9 (@HarrietEve9)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrietEve9\/status\/1642648996425474049?\">April 2, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But \u200con Monday, the picture was \u2062different as LSU \u200dbecame the first No. 1 team or defending champion to lose a season opener since\u2063 UConn did so in 1995, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Before LSU\u2063 took to the floor \u2063for a women\u2019s basketball game against Colorado, Angel Reese wore a crown.<\/p>\n<p>After Colorado defeated last year\u2019s \u2063NCAA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nick-sabans-leaked-recruiting-call-goes-viral\/\" title=\"WATCH: Nick Saban\u2019s Leaked Recruiting Call Goes Viral\">national champions<\/a> 92-78 on Monday, it was Colorado jabbing LSU on X with a post reading \u201cLS- Who?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LS-Who?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeauxBuffs?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GeauxBuffs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLfQuNQKv1\">pic.twitter.com\/sLfQuNQKv1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colorado Women\u2019s Basketball \u2062 (@CUBuffsWBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CUBuffsWBB\/status\/1721719437789990998?\">November\u200c 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reese\u200c scored\u200b 15 points but shot six for 15 and racked up four \u2063fouls, according to \u200bYahoo Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Social\u2064 media did not offer much comfort.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Angel Reese\u2063 and LSU got destroyed by Colorado to start the season, and the reactions on social media were incredible.<\/p>\n<p>Turns\u200d out Angel\u2063 Reese, \u200cwho wore a\u2062 crown before the loss, isn\u2019t very\u2063 popular with some people.<\/p>\n<p>CHECK\u200d IT OUT: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JtM0r8dlDI\">https:\/\/t.co\/JtM0r8dlDI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FcS5fDGMdI\">pic.twitter.com\/FcS5fDGMdI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1721870883457782263?\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Angel Reese has her\u200c crown put on during her\u2064 player \u200cintroduction. The defending women\u2019s national champions\u200d are \u2062about to start their\u2064 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Derek Young (@DerekYoungKSO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekYoungKSO\/status\/1721687004273053953?\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well. That\u2019s one way to quiet down the hype.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d Steve \u200cParis (@StevieParis2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevieParis2\/status\/1721721243827687600?\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When \u2062attention and self promotion come before\u200d the game\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.karma. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bGTkAdNVKO\">https:\/\/t.co\/bGTkAdNVKO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ManniFresh (@Mannifresh25)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mannifresh25\/status\/1721725204706025748?\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LSU gotta get off social media and get back to work<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monke (@GorillaMonkey13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GorillaMonkey13\/status\/1721754118828548403?\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Couldn\u2019t happen\u2063 to a worse group of people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pnAnFgxmFq\">https:\/\/t.co\/pnAnFgxmFq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Young 2020 \u200c(@Hokies2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hokies2022\/status\/1721721776747556997?\">November 7,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Writing \u2064on Outkick, avid Hookstead offered some perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s take a \u2062little bit of a step back in time. She taunted Caitlin \u200dClark \u2063to no end \u200cin the NCAA Tournament title game, and it was a lot more than just simple \u200ctrash talk. \u2064She went out of her way to make a scene \u2062for\u2063 seemingly no reason at all.\u200c Then,\u200c Angel Reese threatened to boycott the White House after Jill Biden, who probably isn\u2019t exactly a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lsu-suffers-stunning-upset-after-angel-reese-wears-crown-during-player-introductions\/\" title=\"LSU Suffers Stunning Upset After Angel Reese Wears Crown During Player Introductions\">diehard college basketball fan<\/a>, suggested inviting Iowa and LSU,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Hookstead \u2062said Reese\u200c invited what she\u200c is\u2064 getting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAngel \u2064Reese invited all the\u2063 attention \u200bshe could find after winning a\u200b ring. No issue with that. Talk your game if \u200cyou want, but understand that when you do,\u2064 you open the door for massive criticism. The LSU star \u200dis currently trending\u200d and\u2062 the\u2062 reactions are overwhelmingly negative. \u200bFurthermore, the SportsCenter score announcement has 4.4 million impressions. Again, the reactions aren\u2019t positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe literally put on a crown \u2062before the game started. You\u2019re inviting people to crush you whenever you lose with \u200bthose kinds of antics. What were they \u2063expecting once the clock hit zero?\u201d he\u200d wrote.<\/p>\n<p>LSU \u200bcoach Kim Mulkey said she tried to talk \u2064reality with Reese before the game, according to \u2064the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe just understands the spotlight\u2062 is on her,\u201d Muley told\u2064 TNT\u200c before the game. \u201cI don\u2019t think she realized how quickly it\u2064 came\u200b in how hard it came \u2063at her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as I tell her, to whom much is given much as expected. You brought this, you earned this. You wanted this,\u2063 now grow up and lead us, and \u200bshe wants to continue to\u200c get \u200bbetter in her game. She wants to \u200ccontinue to get better with her leadership,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>After \u200cthat game, without\u2063 naming names, \u2062she said she \u200cwas \u201cdisappointed \u2063and surprised in some individual players \u2063that I thought would just be tougher and have \u2064a little fight and leadership about them.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our\u2062 Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, we at \u2064The Western Journal wake up\u2062 and pursue our mission\u200c of giving you the important information\u2062 you need\u200d about what\u2019s happening \u2063in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We can\u2019t do \u2064that without your \u2063help<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">America has \u2064been \u2062on the receiving\u200c end of\u200d false narratives. 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Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u200c post \u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lsu-suffers-stunning-upset-angel-reese-wears-crown-player-introductions\/\">LSU Suffers Stunning Upset\u200c After Angel Reese Wears Crown During Player Introductions<\/a> appeared\u200d first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200cJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200bHow did the online reaction to Angel Reese&#8217;s pregame theatrics\u2064 and the loss to Colorado impact her and LSU?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Last year, LSU basketball\u2063 player Angel Reese achieved a remarkable accomplishment by being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of\u2062 the Final Four. Her outstanding performance and contribution to her\u2064 team&#8217;s success earned her a place in the Taunting Hall of Fame, as she showcased her skills and late-game antics that helped LSU secure their victory over Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter was abuzz with videos and posts showcasing Reese&#8217;s trash-talking and taunting of Caitlin Clark during the game. Fans and spectators were impressed by \u200dher confidence and \u200dability\u200c to back up her words\u200c on the court.\u200d The \u200dhashtags \u2064#SetItOff, #NationalChampionship, and #LSU trended as people shared and discussed\u2063 Reese&#8217;s memorable performance.<\/p>\n<p>However, the dynamics shifted in a surprising turn\u2063 of events for Reese and LSU. In their\u200b season opener, LSU \u200dbecame \u2063the first No. 1 team or defending champion since UConn in 1995 \u200dto lose their first game of the season. Their opponent, Colorado, dominated the game with a final score of\u2063 92-78. Before the \u200cgame, Reese wore a crown,\u2063 symbolizing their status as \u200bthe reigning NCAA national champions. However, it was Colorado who had \u200bthe last laugh, mocking LSU with a post that read &#8220;LS-Who?&#8221; on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Reese&#8217;s personal performance, scoring 15 points while shooting six for 15, she faced criticism and\u200d scrutiny from both fans and \u2064social media. The reactions online were overwhelmingly negative, with many\u2063 people pointing out her pregame theatrics and questioning her popularity\u2063 among basketball \u2064enthusiasts. The loss to Colorado, combined\u200b with the online backlash, created a challenging and potentially \u2062humbling start to the season for \u2062Reese and LSU.<\/p>\n<p>The incident served as a reminder that performances on social media and self-promotion should not \u2063overshadow the game itself. The disappointment and criticism highlighted the importance\u2063 of maintaining humility and focusing on achieving success on the court rather than seeking external validation or attention.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the season opener loss emphasized the unpredictability of \u2062sports and the need for athletes to remain grounded\u200d and resilient in the face of defeat. Despite the setback, LSU and Reese have\u200d an opportunity to learn from this experience and \u200dcome back stronger in their upcoming\u200b games. It is crucial \u2062for them \u2062to regroup, analyze their mistakes, and\u200c work together as \u200da team to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlantic-storm-lee-delivers-high-winds-and-rain-before-forecasters-call-off-all-warnings\/\" title=\"Atlantic Storm Lee brings strong winds and rain, but all warnings are canceled by forecasters.\">bounce back stronger<\/a> and prove their resilience.<\/p>\n<p>As the basketball season progresses, it will\u2064 be interesting to see how Reese and LSU respond to this setback. Whether they use it \u2063as a learning experience and motivation to improve or let it hinder their performance\u200d remains to be seen. Nevertheless,\u2062 the journey ahead will undoubtedly test their character and determination, allowing them a chance to prove themselves once again on the basketball\u2063 court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, LSU basketball player Angel Reese was named the MVP of the Final Four. She earned a niche in the Taunting Hall of Fame with her late-game antics as LSU put away Iowa. 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