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Kim Mulkey gave a meaningful baby gift to pregnant Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell

LSU head coach Kim Mulkey, right, hands Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell a baby gift before a women's college basketball game between the Lady Vols and LSU at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Mandatory Credit: Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
LSU head coach Kim Mulkey, right, hands Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell a baby gift before a women's college basketball game between the Lady Vols and LSU at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Mandatory Credit: Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Kim Mulkey did a really kind thing.

This week, Mulkey's undefeated squad faced the Tennesee Lady Volunteers in a top-25 showdown. There's been a lot of chatter about the matchup, including Mulkey telling reporters earlier in the week that if pregnant Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell had her baby during the game, she would help deliver it. When the two coaches met ahead of Thursday night's game, Mulkey gave Caldwell a gift for her soon-to-be-born baby.

"Pat Summit was gracious to me when I was an assistant at Lousiana Tech," Mulkey explained. "And basically mentored me and said, 'You can do this. Don't you get out of the business. You can have a baby, and you can raise a child. And you can be a great coach....I just gave her a gift." Wow. That's super kind. Mulkey even made a clever joke about the gift. "It was an LSU onesie. No, I'm just teasing. That's a joke."

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