A basketball coach went viral for yelling at her player. There’s more to the story
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. On Sunday night, Oluchi Okananwa’s phone blew up with text messages.
Her friends and family had just watched her fifth-seeded Maryland Terrapins lose to fourth-seeded North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tournament. But their messages weren’t about the loss itself. They were about a moment in the third quarter.
During the broadcast, viewers saw Maryland coach Brenda F
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic ’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here . On Sunday night, Oluchi Okananwa’s phone blew up with text messages.
Her friends and family had just watched her fifth-seeded Maryland Terrapins lose to fourth-seeded North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tournament. But their messages weren’t about the loss itself. They were about a moment in the third quarter.
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