Hailey Van Lith (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)
Hailey Van Lith may be happy now, but she certainly wasn’t that way before the draft.
The former Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, and TCU guard had a fantastic final season, averaging 17.9 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.6 rebounds per game.
Ahead of the draft, all the players invited to New York City visited the top of the Empire State Building.
With the other future draftees, Van Lith ascended to the 86th floor of the Empire State Building, where they took some group photos.
Van Lith did not look excited to be there.
Van Lith was the only one in the group with a visible frown on her face. It even caught the attention of an ESPN host, who called it “miserable.”
“I’ve never seen someone as miserable and as downtrodden at the Empire State Building as Hailey Van Lith,” the host said.
To be fair, it may have been very early in the morning, and she might not be a person who likes to get up so early.
She was most certainly all smiles as the Chicago Sky selected her 11th overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
She’s rejoining her Tigers sister Angel Reese in the Windy City.
Hailey Van Lith had a strong 2024-25 season, averaging 17.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.4 assists, and helped the Horned Frogs reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Hailey Van Lith Speaks About Her Frown Before The WNBA Draft
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Not everyone from the 2025 WNBA draft class was happy to wake up early and make the trip to the Empire State Building on Monday as part of the league’s pre-draft festivities.
Paige Bueckers and Van Lith were a few high-profile names who took a field trip to one of NYC’s most notable landmarks.
Van Lith could be seen looking quite upset.
While appearing on ESPN, Van Lith was asked about her reaction during that moment.
“I don’t even remember doing that, so that’s a red flag,” Van Lith said. “I don’t know. I have no idea.”
VIDEO: Some Dude Just Dropped The Cold Hard Truth On Why All Of These NFL Prospects Are “Dating White Women”
Unless this is your first day in America, then you know race relations in this country dominate just everything, and that includes NBA and NFL drafts
During the most recent NFL Draft in Detroit, social media was buzzing as athletes showed up to the red carpet event with their girlfriends and family. Many of the incoming NFL rookies were African-American and were spotted with white women, which has become the usual theme for years.
The same thing happens with the NBA Draft.
This year, the discourse on the NFL Draft and NBA Draft has gotten even louder as African-American women openly pondered why so many of the players never have a partner that is the same race as them.
One guy on TikTok decided to answer that question by revealing that the vast majority of his division-1 friends in college or headed to the league are dating or married to white women and explained why.
He stated that some of them had told him that their white girlfriend looked up to Taylor Swift while their girlfriend looked up to Megan The Stallion. He then states the guy asks how many white women he has seen doing the Megan Thee Stallion challenge as opposed to Black women.
He then dove into another story of a friend who relayed that his Black girlfriend started to request money from him as soon as she found out about his NIL money. She wanted her hair and nails done. He then added that the Black women would be upset if they went to places like Chipotle, and she demanded steak houses.
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