Baylor’s Kim Mulkey unhappy to play amid pandemic: ‘almighty dollar’ clearly more important



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Legendary Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey was back on the sidelines for the first time in nearly a month as No.6 Lady Bears lost to Iowa State 75-71.

Mulkey, along with the rest of the team, was dealing with coronavirus issues. She contracted COVID-19 on Christmas Day after coming into contact with a family member who tested positive. She was able to join the team on January 4, but tested positive again and the team took a hiatus.

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With all the issues, Mulkey was asked after Saturday’s loss to Iowa State if she felt like the season was going to be over. Mulkey was quite confident in her answer.

“The answer is, the season will continue. It’s called the Almighty Dollar,” she said via ESPN. “The NCAA must have the almighty dollar of the men’s tournament. The almighty dollar is more important than the health and well-being of myself, the players, or anyone else.

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“A conference does this, a conference does that. CDC says this. Everyone’s confused. I’m confused. I’m uncomfortable coaching. I understand, COVID is real. I got it – come on. talk to me one day. But I don’t know… all the calls and procedures, it’s going to continue and make it unusual, uncomfortable for every program. We’re no different at Baylor. “

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It was Baylor’s first loss at home since February 6, 2017 and the first regular-season conference loss since last March.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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