BACKLASH! Kamilla Cardoso’s Emotional Return to South Carolina Turns SOUR After Coach Staley’s ‘Brutal’ Snub.... This week, former star center Kamilla Cardoso made her first appearance back at Columbia after getting drafted into the WNBA, shocking the South Carolina women's basketball program, which had long been hailed as a powerhouse under the illustrious Dawn Staley. The cherished Gamecocks icon's anticipated happy homecoming swiftly devolved into a hostile and uncomfortable spectacle, leaving fans in disbelief and igniting intense discussion on social media. Cardoso helped led South Carolina to a national title in 2022, but according to sources close to the program, she received a frosty Witnesses recount how Cardoso expected her former coach and teammates to greet her warmly when she arrived at the Gamecocks' practice site. Rather, Staley gave her a quick, hard handshake and then returned her focus to the squad, scarcely acknowledging her. ...