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Kim Mulkey’s silence on Brittney Griner speaks volumes – USA TODAY

Kim Mulkey’s silence on Brittney Griner speaks volumes

Kim Mulkey, Brittney Griner’s former college coach, seems either shockingly heartless or unimaginably vindictive for refusing to speak about Griner’s imprisonment.

College sports have made it easy for us to become skeptics. The administrators are overpaid, overmatched and aimless. Conferences devour each other like dinner after a day-long fast. Coaches and their agents have gamed the system to ensure unimaginable millions regardless of results. Even the athletes, who can now profit off their name, image and likeness, are more apt to treat relationships with their schools as transactions.