Louisville Star Hailey Van Lith’s Postgame Interview Goes Viral
Louisville Star Hailey Van Lith’s Postgame Interview Goes Viral
The Louisville women’s basketball team earned a place in the Final Four this week with an impressive 62-50 victory over three-seed Michigan.
A big reason for the team’s success was Hailey Van Lith, who recorded 22 points, three rebounds and one assist in the winning effort.
Afterward, Van Lith did a postgame interview where she touched on a very emotional topic: what her friend Kobe Bryant would say to her regarding the next two games.
Van Lith didn’t hesitate.
Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith was friends with Gigi & Kobe Bryant: “He would say go f***ing win this sh*t Hailey” pic.twitter.com/0XYsfDChlz
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) March 29, 2022
“He would say go f***ing win this sh*t Hailey,” she said.
Reactions poured in immediately.
Warrior https://t.co/vISV2SpCP6
— Another Sports Fan (@whatsupgandalf) March 29, 2022
Lmaoo and i know she not lyin https://t.co/6crjqMmkcg
— Montana T. (@MontanaTabb) March 29, 2022
The way Kobe is being treated like a basketball saint is really weird man https://t.co/6JNi6CvNko
— Matt (@dbbmatt) March 29, 2022
this girl can hoop hoop I was watching last night. Most active player on the floor. https://t.co/zKTEdfOha0
— light skin PartyDownStairs (@notVZ_) March 29, 2022
Legend in the making! HVL https://t.co/EELbkgUbvr
— Unbiasedamerican (@life4418) March 29, 2022
Van Lith’s skillset is beyond reproach at this point. She is a huge star both on and off the court. With nearly 700,000 followers on Instagram, whatever she posts on the platform routinely goes viral:
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This has been an up and down year for March Madness.
For all the good and fun times, there have also been head-scratching incidents like Arizona’s weird groping controversy, an ESPN cameraman refusing to stop zooming in on a cheerleader’s butt and an ugly incident between a player and cheerleader.
Yikes. https://t.co/GofMmj1UP0
— Game 7 (@game7__) March 29, 2022
In that vein, Van Lith’s remarkable story is a breath of fresh air.
Will she be able to lead Louisville all the way to a championship this year?
Time will tell.
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
