Syah Smith, a member of the LSU women’s basketball team, fainted during a live stream of President Biden’s speech celebrating the team’s 2023 national championship on Friday.
Smith, a freshman for the Tigers, was standing on the risers behind the podium with her fellow athletes when she lost consciousness and had to be assisted. He later showed a thumbs-up indicating that he was fine.
Speaking to NOLA.com later, Smith agreed that the heat and the fact that they had been “standing around for a while” were probably to blame for her fainting. “I don’t remember exactly how everything happened,” she said before showing a basketball signed by the president. “It’s worth it,” she smiled.
Biden paused his speech to turn to Smith. “It’s steep,” Biden said. “I’m sorry. Never mind. It’s happened too many times.
LSU coach Kim Mulkey took the podium to reassure the crowd that Smith was fine, but was placed in a wheelchair to be taken for further evaluation.
“As you can see, we leave our mark wherever we go. Sa’miah plans,” Mulky quipped. “No, Saumya is fine, for those of you who are concerned. Saumya is fine…she doesn’t want to go. She wants to stand by us but she needs to be investigated.
The press conference at the time of first lady Jill Biden had already made headlines Suggested inviting both the Tigers and their rivals, the Iowa Hawkeyes to the White House. lsu star angel reese initially objected to the comment, calling it “a joke”, and indicated that she might not attend.
However, Reese accepted the invitation and even hugged the First Lady at the event, CBS Sports informed of.
Jill Biden said she is proud to host champion female athletes. “We’ve made a lot of progress, and we still have more work to do,” she said. “As I see [the winning game] I felt in front of you the history of all the women who dared to be fast and furious, who ignored the critics and just played. I thought of every little girl who would come after you show them that they are on the court.
“Friends, we need to support women’s sports, not just during the championship run, for the entire year and every season,” President Biden said.