A scary moment occurred when LSU’s Sa’maya Smith fainted during the event.
The LSU Tigers women’s basketball team’s national championship celebration at the White House on Friday was marked by a scary moment when a player fainted during the event.
Sa’maya Smith, a freshman forward, seemed to signal she was in distress before she collapsed. The event paused for several moments while medical staff attended to her,
Eventually, applause broke out when Smith was helped to a chair and wheeled out of the event. Later on, head coach Kim Mulkey assured the crowd she was alright and more embarrassed than anything.
„That’s not the first time that’s happened,“ President Joe Biden said. „Not to her but to a lot of folks standing on that stage.“
Aside from the scare, the event also saw some mending of fences between team co-captain Angel Reese and Dr.
