LSU's Hailey Van Lith defends teammates, calls LA Times column 'racist' after 'dirty debutantes' jab

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LSU guard Hailey Van Lith is the latest Lady Tigers basketball player to defend her teammates after a Los Angeles Times column called the team 'dirty debutantes.'

LSU guard Hailey Van Lith came to the defense of her team on Sunday after a Los Angeles Times column described the Tigers women’s basketball team as 'dirty debutantes,' saying that perception was 'racist.' Before the Tigers faced UCLA on Saturday for their Sweet 16 matchup – they won 78-69 with Flau’Jae Johnson leading the way with 24 points – the column was published by the L.A. Times.

' Van Lith added that her time at Louisville, where she spent her first three seasons of college basketball, and in high school saw the same criticism – a double standard. 'A lot of the times, I'm one of the only White people on the team, and so I do see things from a different perspective,' she said. 'I think a lot of people who live in communities that everyone is like them, that's when they tend to think, 'Oh, racism doesn't exist today.

 

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