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Louisville Cardinals guard Hailey Van Lith is done talking about her viral post-game handshake with Texas' Sonya Morris, saying the incident 'wasn't a big deal.'
Morris was seen confronting Van Lith in the post-game handshake line after the Cardinals' NCAA Tournament win over the Longhorns on Monday. Although the exact exchange hasn't been revealed, Morris appeared hostile with Van Lith, who shoved the Texas senior away and proceeded down the handshake like while continuing to direct comments at the Longhorns guard.
The clip went viral, which wasn't a surprise to Van Lith, 'because it's women's basketball and people treat us differently all the time.'
'I mean that happens in the NBA game every single day,' Van Lith said ahead of Friday's regional semifinal against Ole Miss. 'Just because it was women's basketball, they're going to drag it out and it's a whole deal. But, you know, it really wasn't a big deal and people are trying to stretch.'
Some social media lip readers attempted to deduce what was said during the heated
