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FOX Sports contributor and former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson praised LSU basketball star Hailey Van Lith for speaking out against an LA Times op-ed.
In the article, the writer - Ben Bolch - referred to the Tigers as college basketball's 'villains' and its 'dirty debutantes', all while painting a squeaky clean picture of the UCLA Bruins (who LSU beat in the Sweet 16). That line has since been edited out of the article.
Johnson appeared on 'Undisputed' with host Skip Bayless and admired Van Lith for getting herself involved.
'First of all, I like her,' Johnson began. 'There's a lot of people going to dislike Hailey now. She stepped in it, and I appreciate that for sticking up for her teammates and being a part of that.
'But when you start talking about certain, and I hate having to deal with this type of stuff, Skip all the time.
Keyshawn Johnson praised LSU guard Hailey Van Lith for speaking out for her teammates
Van Lith criticized LA Times writer Ben Bolch for calling LSU 'villains' and 'dirty debutantes'
'But when you start talking about regions in different areas and perspectives of how people think... the individual that wrote the article in the LA Times obviously felt a certain way at that particular time when they wrote the article about LSU's basketball program compared to UCLA's.
