On Friday, the LSU women’s basketball team visited the White House, and President Biden appeared visibly alarmed when an emergency occurred directly in front of the podium where he was speaking.
The team was present and witnessed the entire occurrence.
During President Biden’s speech, LSU forward Sa’Myah Smith appeared to be passing out on stage. His teammates were situated behind him. Medical personnel then removed her from the arena so she could be evaluated, despite head coach Kim Mulkey’s assurances to the audience that she was fine. “She is somewhat embarrassed right now,” Mulkey remarked.
A briefly scary moment during LSU celebration at the White House when Sa’Mayh Smith appeared to collapse on stage.
She was taken away by medical unit to get checked out, but Coach Mulkey assures crowd that the forward is fine: “She’s kind of right now embarrassed.”
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) May 26, 2023
“Is she ok?” someone in the audience could be heard asking. Biden stopped his speech and said “Folks, it’s OK” before the White House cut the video feed.
Even though he continued speaking a few moments later, the president appeared to be utterly stunned.
A player on the LSU women’s basketball team faints during a visit to the White House today honoring their national championship. pic.twitter.com/4Yfz5yEiid
— The Recount (@therecount) May 26, 2023
More on this story via The Republic Brief:
After defeating the University of Iowa in the championship game, the LSU women’s basketball team was invited to the White House. The game was seen by a large number of people. After asking both the Tigers and their opponents to pay a visit to the president, First Lady Jill Biden originally infuriated the team, as well as one of the team’s key players. CONTINUE READING…
