TRASH-TALKING Turns Into DOUBLE Technicals, Dawn Staley FURIOUS | #1 South Carolina vs Duke

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[@cyntstancil4561]

Kitts popped up quick and said she doing all that talking with no points. Don't compare where can't compete. South Carolina got some dawgs.

[@johnxavier0140]

😅 Cloe is that bball player! With the attitude to match. Gold to see her teammates and coach Staley was on that court for her.

[@tennparker1]

4 had to hold on the bottom of Chloe's jersey to keep her in check.

[@Macattack11639]

SC got a bunch of thuuuuugggs

[@tennparker1]

Stop with the thugs shit. They certainly don't run their mouths at officials and jaw with opposing players as frequently as certain other players and programs, including some big names that can do no wrong. I am a Lady Vol fan but Dawn and SC run an incredible program. God forbid players have moments of being imperfect humans like everyone else.@@Macattack11639

[@cookiemonster8184]

@@Macattack11639Here comes the racist

[@nivekiohc]

How the fuck you going to stare someone down when your getting your ass kicked in a game lol

[@rhondaewing5978]

😂😂😂😂😂 !!

[@TLien]

Down six at half.. hardly over yet. Some ppl really only sat in the stands instead of laced em up.

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

Nah, i think Dawn felt like and was ensuring that the ref gave Duke thr tech because if South Carolina had of done that, it would have been a tech. If a South Carolina, especially Watkins, had of stood over another player like that, she would have been given a tech. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@SankofaNYC]

Exactly

[@sylviaesqueda5816]

Facts 👏

[@lakeishapage4210]

omssss frl

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Dawn going straight Philly on em

[@daradiant1]

With some Southern rage to go along with it.

[@albertjohnson2043]

Don't get it twisted. North Philly!

[@CheckItOrRespectIt]

SC spicy this year I like it !

[@joannepace-ms5ub]

U know it!!!!!❤❤❤

[@StepTwoCK-xo6lz]

We always spicy. All the women spicy...lol

[@alicewashington3874]

Teams are testing south carolina patients, really don't poke the bear, it never nice out come

[@stormyweather9917]

lol. It's patience, not patients.

[@vernonkelly3379]

​​@@stormyweather9917When you beat somebody up and they have injuries then they become a patient 😂😂😂😂😂

[@queenB1963]

@@vernonkelly3379 Great. Let's make the game even more thug than it already is. Ugh...

[@d.r.randle2933]

So if South Carolina players are the patients, does that make Duke the doctors? I mean I hear that's a academically challenging school, but I don't think those girls have their Bachelor's yet.

[@MMoses87]

@@queenB1963 You're so fixated on race. Why are you always playing the race card?? Get over it!!

[@paugomez988]

I didn't watch the game until 3 minutes down to end the 4th quarter. I'm waiting for Robbie Robinson to upload the game 😂 WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED THERE? Don't mess with my Chloe you nasty playeeers 🤬

[@bre3365]

Right me too

[@mochalatay1]

Raven got a tech. Apparently she said something to the Duke bench.

[@Tyana-g6x]

Do you guys have Directv? ABC is blocked on there.

[@yourshyness32]

Donovan #4 standing over Chloe is what started it.

[@daniellepope1125]

It started on the other end of the floor and #4 blocked Chole’s shoot on our end of the floor and then stood over her which is taunting and they gave Raven a tech because she said something about to the Duke bench about the incident that just happened

[@littybitty8692]

Coach Dawn Staley still the goat🐐.. she can talk her 💩 whenever she wants🤷🏽‍♂️.

[@chloethacker]

She’s a weak racist pig. She only got to where she is bc of her skin color. F her!

[@frankiek2269]

Gotta win at least 9 more championships to even be considered a goat. That’s a long way away. She’d been a head coach for 23 years now with only 2 Championships. Geno had 5 in that time frame.

[@TACKHEAD]

Thug Staley always gets a pass, let it be another coach though lol yall would be having a field day

[@liyahbonds]

I met her before

[@frankiek2269]

@littybitty8692. You ignored me when I earlier called out your BS post because it’s clearly a stupid statement. So I’ll repost it “Gotta win at least 9 more championships to even be considered a goat. That’s a long way away. She’d been a head coach for 23 years now with only 2 Championships. Geno had 5 in that time frame.” You must just be another racist to consider her the goat just because she’s a black woman. She’s a great coach, but not the goat. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT’S GENO AURIEMMA. HE’S THE GOAT! AND YOU KNOW IT. DON’T WANT TO ADMIT IT, BUT YOU KNOW IT!!!!!!

[@justinesportsmedicine]

When you're the monster visiting you can't expect the home team to get chippy and not wake the monster. Coach Staley your ladies are big girls they can handle a little trash talk and still ball out. The SEC needs you to keep kickin ass., Thank you come again.

[@timpetta2974]

Staley is a racist

[@amberhayden3557]

Trash talk and taunting are two different things!

[@justinesportsmedicine]

@@amberhayden3557 yeah and referees don't seem to know the difference.

[@poloregal]

One thing SC ain’t worried about is other teams talking trash or wanting to fight. It’s an L for them. Either way.

[@CassieChantel]

Getting a tech while wearing a sweater with LOVE on it is nasty work 😂

[@jennahawk12]

Does anyone else think it's funny when one girl gets a block and all the sudden she thinks they she is the greatest player in the world? Kitts and SC holding it down long term. One block is not a big matter in a 40 minute game.

[@Saisei87]

Chloe should send her a picture of her championship ring 💀 💍

[@phillydee1004]

Dawn I'm proud of you girl , y'all made the north Philly come out of her. Don't take no shit from these incompetent refs,you go girl. Philadelphia tough💪

[@Ghost-ri4xn]

I coached number 5 on Duke. So proud of her

[@jeromedanielson4422]

That's a legacy statement, well done!

[@futurehofer1564]

W

[@brookieklein9518]

White 4- Black 25 👌🏾 That’s why she really mad

[@drakec6781]

Dawn is about that life

[@apriljean8285]

Dawn sick of these refs 😂

[@meshanewman]

Dawn is the Goat.. she had produced so many great players and they all give her the credit.. this game was very testing.. but as usual we get it done.

[@oneday5572]

Eh idk about that. She was head coach at temple for 8 years, never won anything. Then she was head coach at SC for 8 years and never won anything unti 2017. Yes she’s won 2 chips recently, but that’s 16 years of nothing.

[@donnabenson669]

@@oneday5572hater! Dawn is the real deal, period !!!

[@robertbarone2306]

She's nowhere close to being the best. No where. Geno and Pat Summitt are the best.

[@robertpendergrass7996]

​​@@robertbarone2306 LOL Geno seems to think she's top-notch ! What are you talking about ?

[@sandraphillips7827]

Just say you don’t like Dawn Staley.

[@jamestyson458]

Dawn Staley is one woman I'll fight for on the court

[@queent30826]

What did Raven Johnson do?!

[@5gforce5]

facts🎯

[@yourshyness32]

They said Raven said something to Duke bench

[@queent30826]

@@yourshyness32ahhh ok! I didn’t see where she did anything lol I was like dang that was random 😂

[@ednahursey3287]

She blew a kiss

[@queent30826]

@@ednahursey3287 that was after the tech

[@DirectionlessStudent]

That was a sweet block, though.😆

[@donnabenson669]

There are plenty of Dawn S. Haters. Dawn is a brilliant coach, she’s unapologetic in her Blackness and she’s outspoken. For some that’s just too much, she has a platform and she uses it. More power✊🏽 to Dawn. Her players love her and she practices what she preaches. I love Dawn .

[@bjchit]

Annoyingness you mean.

[@StepTwoCK-xo6lz]

Same as that white coach for LSU...but go head...LOL@@bjchit

[@bjchit]

@@StepTwoCK-xo6lz Exactly.

[@gregpettis1113]

I'm unapologetic in my whiteness

[@StandOnBusiness7]

IT'S BASKETBALL

[@barrycard4490]

Coaches are teaching this to their players!!

[@nicholasofficial9977]

Man I love Dawn Staley ❤😂

[@Bostonterrier441]

Don Staley is the🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐.................................

[@elmarko9051]

How many titles did Coach Pat Summit earn? Thought so.

[@kimberlypaige2939]

Don is going to get more an more Titles pat is a great coach in her time but Don is the new generation of coach’s now she builds superteam every year now so RIP but her days been over sorry to break to u tho 🤷

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

1. It's Dawn. Don is the male spelling. 2. We are not talking about Pat (RIP). It's a new era. The game has changed. If Dawn was coaching then, I'm sure she would give Pat and Geno a run for their money.

[@Bostonterrier441]

@@AroundTheWayGirl88 Don Don Don Don Don Don Don Staley.

[@kimberlypaige2939]

@@AroundTheWayGirl88 she died an’t That’s why I said. RIP respect.

[@muscles_31]

Her trench coat says LOVE ….ummmm ok! 😂

[@stormyweather9917]

she thinks she's a fashion model???

[@deekwilliams3255]

She wears what she wants to. Just like you do.

[@joannepace-ms5ub]

Fashion model No, but fashion Yes! Maybe you’re more suited for the Kim Mulkey LSU -Liberace Look?

[@joannepace-ms5ub]

@@deekwilliams3255BAM! I know she’s worn a few pieces I would luv to have in my closet !😊

[@HonestLeighSpeaking]

@@stormyweather9917you a boy and I see you!

[@stevejordan7230]

Don't mess with Chloe!

[@richardwillams7086]

Love Dawn and the team

[@coachjay1943]

Dawn = 🐐

[@josephmorabito6992]

Geno=silly emoji

[@josephwallace3885]

Dirty Duke.

[@HonestLeighSpeaking]

What do you preach and where do you get it from?

[@d.r.randle2933]

Did I miss the whistle or are they not calling walking anymore in women's college hoops?

[@johnp4471]

Is staring at somebody a fault? It sounds crazy to me

[@yourshyness32]

#GamecockNation

[@lesmarsh6452]

Glad Staley practices what she wears.

[@deekwilliams3255]

She sure does

[@queenB1963]

Ghetto?

[@HonestLeighSpeaking]

@@queenB1963be a better human. I’ve seen some I’ve your recent comments. Stop trying to stoke racial tensions and hatred. Don’t be a keyboard warrior either. I pray you find true peace, healing and drop all of this hatred.

[@deekwilliams3255]

@@queenB1963 naaaa Playa... Far from that. For some reason, and i know why, people seem to hate her.... She will be ok. Always have been, always will be.

[@queenB1963]

@@HonestLeighSpeaking Meh. I'm not stoking tensions - I strive for a unity that doesn't focus on skin color.... I believe (strongly) that defining people by their skin color is basically moronic. But it's also divisive and destructive. I don't do it and I criticize everybody I know or witness that does. Dawn Staley is one of those. She sees skin color FIRST, which is divisive and destructive (repetition might help drive my point home) Staley dresses the part and acts the part. And I believe her behavior is a problem in a society that has worked so hard to find harmony and cooperation,

[@kaedenwilder4549]

Jaden Donovan looks like a straight up dude

[@chrishays1184]

Duke 4. Looking lil Manley got some guns on the.

[@keunnataylor1940]

To duke #4 I'm against trans men playing with women..just stating my opinion

[@MMoses87]

Penalizing staredowns & trash talking is so stupid and outdated

[@queenB1963]

Why not abandon the ball and hoop and just send the girls out for a brawl?

[@MMoses87]

@@queenB1963 I said nothing about fighting 😆 🤣 You sound foolish.

[@doratheexplorer531]

Duke is so dirty 😭😭

[@63jbravo51]

Again, tarholes lose, all that matters!!!!

[@Saisei87]

This was vs duke…not North Carolina genius

[@63jbravo51]

I was talking about the state of NC, the "tarhole" state, Kumquat!!!!!!

[@Saisei87]

@@63jbravo51 Nobody calls NC the "tarhole" state you pineapple lmao. I have fam from there and I grew up in SC. Literally nobody. Tarheel yes. Tarhole no.

[@greggnunnelee7650]

Should’ve been tossed for coming out on the court

[@Ghostdeath48]

If your a coach and you go out on the floor like that then it should be an automatic ejection!

[@victorlopez2143]

wow - coach runs onto the floor and no tech ?? Unreal..

[@victorvazquez5901]

She did

[@dennisw8026]

A lot of sound and fury over a big nothing

[@stargazer3677]

Duke women’s basketball has turned into a thug program. Dawn was right to object.

[@esuswalk2006]

Double Technicals for TRASH-TALKING?? this is the BS that holds the women's game back, these Women are competing at the highest level and these Clown Refs want to police their Emotions??? FOH

[@TroardLevant-m7n]

She is not going for the bull..

[@yokoblitt2157]

Techs for what let them ladies play it was just a bit of trash talking going both ways

[@queenB1963]

You're all class.

[@danitawallace2358]

Dawn furiously nope just passionate as y’all folks would say gtfoh

[@bk6678]

What did Angel Reese do?

[@kimberlypaige2939]

?

[@anthonyjeter4643]

...not hit those books!!!

[@bobbrown6430]

what a joke refs are pathetic

[@jasonybarra3423]

She needs to chill out.shes going to have a health problem if she keeps it up

[@Gatsfield]

Duke #4 is not a women. I wont accept it

[@timanderson572]

Why are the majority of these situations the result of a certain color getting their feelings hurt?

[@sandraphillips7827]

Why do you and your ilk seem to see color in everything with this Coach. Now answer that. Just say who and what you are. Wash sheets. Rinse sheets. Iron sheets. Find event to wear sheets.

[@MrKazuyya]

Who got their feelings hurt....Chloe? Stop projecting your personal feelings about color. Show some class....

[@timanderson572]

@@sandraphillips7827 for the same reason Dawn Staley sees it in everything. I simply pointed out an indisputable fact. Maybe it’s time for some to take a good long look in the mirror at what’s going wrong with Women’s College Basketball.

[@deekwilliams3255]

​@@timanderson572bad officiating????

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

​@@timanderson572What? Are you implying that the color of the players is what's wrong with WBB?

[@JimBarksdale-d1o]

Stop the violence, play basketball!!! Ridiculous!!!!!

[@mwconservative]

how didStaley not get a T for yelling at the ref? ref’s need to do their job and not be intimidated.

[@deekwilliams3255]

Alot of coaches yell at the refs

[@mwconservative]

@@deekwilliams3255 not when the coach is out on the court and in the ref’s face.

[@musikflyy]

Cause the half ended

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

​@@musikflyyThat's right. The half ended, but Dawn wasn't being nasty, she was ensuring that they made the correct call. The tech on Duke. Standing over a player and staring like that is considered taunting now. She wanted to make sure they got it right. In doing so, I think she got hit with a tech too.

[@deekwilliams3255]

​@@mwconservativesee comments below.

[@timmckinnney2722]

Dawn Staley gets great talent and is a great coach but too many times wants to get preferential treatment because of who they are. Always some kind of conspiracy when things don’t go her way and if you don’t know what I’m talking about, her comments and reactions before and after the Iowa game are a great example. She waves the racial thing like it’s a get out of jail free card.

[@boboconnor9062]

Coach should be suspended and fined for walking out on the court like that. Otherwise it won’t stop!!!

[@queent30826]

The half was over.

[@Mary-kw5wh]

😮u sure about that?

[@Mary-kw5wh]

Been killie she would have been no dught! But not k Mikey. No WAY. SHE GOES OUT ONT THE COURT ALL THE TIME 😢

[@smoothed5847]

A name Connor, I already know what you are.

[@bettyjeter2863]

The half was over

[@davidhersh3805]

And STaley, once again, gets off the hook for her antics. Refs afraid to reel her in, time and time again.

[@StepTwoCK-xo6lz]

same with LSU coach...but go head...

[@daledonnell8155]

Dawn is never responsible. If they called it in her they had to call it in the other.

[@joannepace-ms5ub]

Yeah ok🥱

[@jjaylanni]

The only reason SC got a technical was because after the refs called the tech on Duke, Raven was in the front of the Duke bench taunting. Otherwise SC wouldn’t have gotten one. Dawn wasnt aware because I don’t think she even seen Raven with all the ruckus which confused her.

[@robertjermainepitts]

She cuss alot

[@BFM770]

Dawn Staley is a momo

[@Paul15.]

Coach bullyball

[@timpetta2974]

And a racist

[@sandraphillips7827]

Lord, why don’t you all go where the coach you like “ resides”.

[@anthonyjeter4643]

@@sandraphillips7827 EXACTLY

[@evanechoes253]

Dawn Staley is just nasty. The refs allow her too much freedom.

[@sandraphillips7827]

Tell Kim Mc that. Oh, yeah…

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

You're only saying that because she's a Black woman. Anybody Black and successful is a problem except when s/he is making money for yt folks and building generational wealth for their family. Smh!

[@raybarger8119]

Coming to tobacco road and taking two with new players. Pushing shoving and trash talking, just like when Coach McGuire brought his boys in back in the 70s. Go cocks. Forever to Thee

[@garyroundtree3293]

I agree with you about coach Stanley this is what happens when you win championships refs let you do that.

[@queenB1963]

@@sandraphillips7827 Victim Victim Victim Victim. That chip on your shoulder makes you walk crooked!

[@johnmyers3201]

Travel and flop is what I saw coach out on the floor is automatically technical. SC is a talented group but terrible sportsmanship. Looks like Duke is the same though! This really sickens me the level of entitlement that those kids have . Play ball and shut your mouth!

[@robertnewman4763]

FREE BYU

[@franccamaj488]

The South Carolina coach is dressed like a complete fool!

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

Shut up! People can wear what they want to wear. Let people be. My goodness!

[@susanjones1865]

Stop addressing yourself as a fool. You don’t know her but you know you, so don’t be so hard on yourself

[@franccamaj488]

@@susanjones1865 -smh…I thought grade school would be the last time I heard anyone argue like that.. clearly you don’t have the brain power to make a coherent argument on how xxxl sweatpants, sneakers and a hoodie are now professional attire.. I guess dressing like a homeless person is your thing too! It’s my fault though, I should have remembered lowering standards is par for the course with ppl like you.. 🤡

[@slimeeguidry548]

dawn to old fa that😂😂😂😂

[@mwalker3547]

#4 on Duke is not a female.

[@markbrown5117]

Kitts traveled and she take too long to go up to rim. She needs a strength coach so she can improve driving to the rim.

[@OriginalJohnDoeFakersBeware]

Kitts clearly traveled on that play, but is that a trans male standing over and taunting that woman? Not appropriate trans male behavior on or off the court. 😠 I like Staley's sweater.

[@GeekRex]

Dawn Staley is THE problem. She doesn't respect the game.

[@KINGVenxm]

Pull your skirt down

[@giftcardbill]

Staley and Mulkey are terrible representatives of Women's college basketball. Everywhere they go they create chaos.

[@timpetta2974]

Oh yes, poor Brittany Griner!

[@sandraphillips7827]

What chaos has Coach Staley created. Why don’t you where your coach of your liking resides.

[@timanderson572]

@@sandraphillips7827 sorry…your Ebonics in that last sentence made zero sense. 😂

[@markieffmorris9263]

This comment would never be used to describe a male coach. Ever.

[@timanderson572]

@@markieffmorris9263I said it about Bob Knight often; so don’t go there.

[@craighanson-rc1md]

Always so stupid & annoying when wanna be suppose content creators who don't even make their own content cut a clip half way through. In this case there should have been continuation until the actual ref made the announcement of penalties &/or repercussions from it. For one thing the announcers know nothing & are guessing & the only law that matters is what the ref issues but it's cut off & no explanation. Total amateur hour but typical of youtube wanna be's.

[@kayelisejay18]

SC fans like really it’s gon be more chippy against Ole Miss and Miss St. My LSU girlies gon keep it cute since we want the win against the number one team.

[@anthonyjeter4643]

LSU needs to keep it in the study hall sessions instead of 'keeping it cute'....otherwise the game will be a worse repeat than last years matchup...just sayin

[@joshg7136]

A technical for looking at a player you just blocked🫠

[@bluntedpeace]

yup. happens all the time in this game. you can’t taunt not even a little. but also they had a scuffle prior to this so the refs were just tryna nip it in the bud.

[@yourshyness32]

She also stood over her taunting. They call that in NBA now as well

[@timmckinnney2722]

Then where was Angel Reece’s T last year against Iowa? What she did was 100 times worse!

[@michaelt3308]

Gotta be Racist! I blame Trump

[@dongall6224]

There is a good reason it's called PMS.....Mad Cow Disease was already taken.

[@user-mm3pu1pr8g]

A. Dawn Staley is a punk. B. Duke player acted like a punk.

[@kimberlypaige2939]

She’s about their life she’s from Philly

[@stargazer3677]

Duke player is a THUG.

[@jeromedanielson4422]

In my opinion, she's not the GOAT. Is she a great coach, yes. If Dawn started getting back-to-back titles (that's the standard) I would have no problem revisiting this discussion. I love Dawn she's building an empire down in South Carolina, I remember when...

[@CalvinK225]

Goat? Lmao. She not close to a goat comment. They have two active coaches that have more titles than her, one being Kim Mulkey who is more goat than Staley by a mile.

[@morrisbodrick1929]

You mad! She is who she is!

[@Bostonterrier441]

Don Staley is the🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@jeromedanielson4422]

@@morrisbodrick1929 I agree, “she is who she is” Dawn S. The GOAT has become an overused term, people have forgotten its true meaning. Dawn is not the Greatest Of All Time, not even close. like I stated no back-to-back titles, the greats have done that. I stated my opinion, nuff said.

[@malikrahim-ei1vd]

No, Kim just look like a Goat with all them colors.@@CalvinK225

[@mikem201]

Don Imus was right.

[@magnus9165]

South Carolina and LSU will not be in the NCAA Championship game this year. Why? Because both coaches are immature little girls. Ego mania wide open.

[@KINGVenxm]

cry harder

[@stargazer3677]

Dawn Staley is the most mature coach in the game. She was defending her player against a Duke thug.

[@lancecanyon4282]

Wait, girls play basketball? This isn't basketball. It's a fashion show. Where's the remote?????

[@poloregal]

Lil man came all the way on a youtube to comment on a video. Trash gonna trash

[@TACKHEAD]

Look at thug dawn again. If that was any other coach yall would be having a field day lol.

[@henrymack5241]

That's funny, you got a South Carolina coach. I don't understand it. I guess she wiant her players get bullied. Get abuse, get trash. Talk to and . Just be nice. I disagree dawn on this. Why aint the hell you asking your players to show good sportsmanship? When they get bullied when they get an abuse when they get pushed over. And you want them to be nice. You want them to treat people with respect the hell with that

[@stargazer3677]

What grade did you quit school?

[@dothatwattentwat]

This is what "equal rights", gets you! bad basketball!.............If you can even call it that.........

[@robertfinley7141]

Dawn Staley is a no class individual, always poor me!