LSU stars LEAVE the court before the American national anthem is played ahead of game vs Iowa as video sparks outrage online: ‘Complete disgrace’
LSU’s women’s basketball team sparked outrage prior to their game against Iowa on Monday night after leaving the court before the American national anthem was played.
The LSU Tigers were beaten 94-87 by the Iowa Hawkeyes in Albany, where the latter’s star player Caitlin Clark produced an astonishing 41-point haul to help her team advance to the Final Four of this year’s NCAA tournament.
Yet earlier in the evening, footage on social media appeared to show that LSU players skipped the national anthem before it played out at Times Union Center.
Iowa stars, meanwhile, stood hand-in-hand while taking in the Star-Spangled Banner just minutes before the Elite8 fixture.
After a video showing their empty end of the court surfaced online, fans were quick to hit out at LSU for not listening to the anthem on the night.
‘LSU is a complete disgrace,’ one said on X. ‘Their entire team should be expelled.’
LSU stars sparked outrage prior to their game against Iowa (left) on Monday night after leaving the court before the American national anthem was played
The Star-Spangled Banner played out in Albany before Iowa and LSU’s Elite8 showdown
