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WNBA handed his sentence to Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve after her actions during and after Friday’s endgame.
Reeve will be suspended for the team’s next post -season game and ordered to pay a non -revealed fine. Lynxen is scheduled to play Game 4 in their semi -final series on Sunday.
Late in the fourth quarter of Game 3 against Phoenix Mercury, Reeve was seen aggressively pursuing a judge. After the pursuit, Reeve seemed to engage in a verbal quarrel with the game official.
After her draft, the Lynx head coach refused to leave the court on a reasonable timeframe. There were just over 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter at the time Reeve was thrown.
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Minnesota Lynx Head coach Cheryl Reeve is held back after being postponed under Game 3 against Phoenix Mercury in the second round of WNBA playing at Phx Arena on Friday in Phoenix. (Rick Scuteri/Imag images)
Reeve also seemed to make comments on fans when she eventually left the court.
After Lynx suffered a loss of 84-76 to Mercury, Reeve went on a long reach of the press conference after Game.
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In his postgame -Rant, Reeve called for WNBA to make changes to the LIGA level when it comes to officating.
“If that’s what the league wants, ok, but I’d like to call a change of leadership at the league level when it comes to officating,” Reeve said. “The official crew that we had tonight, for the management that considers these three people semi-final playoff worthy, it’s F — ing Malpractice.”
Minnesota Lynx Head coach Cheryl Reeve was suspended and fined by WNBA after Friday’s judge’s clash. (Candice Ward/ Imag photos)
Isaac Barnett, Randy Richardson and Jenna Reneau were the three game officials from Friday night.
Minnesota assistant coach Eric Thibault and Rebekkah Brunson were also fine by the league. Thibault was fined for his inappropriate interaction with an official on the field. Brunson was fined for an inappropriate comment on social media aimed at WNBA officials.
Minnesota Lynx Head coach Cheryl Reeve talks to the media before Game 4 in the 2024 WNBA final. (Matt Krohn/IMAGN -PICTURES)
The play that Drew Reeves Ire was Alyssa Thomas, who stole the ball from Napheesa Collier near the 3-point line and went against the other end of the court for that playing.
Collier injured his leg on the game and had to be helped to the dressing room. Reeve said collier “probably has a break”, though she did not elaborate on the damage.
Although Collier crashed to court after the players collided, National Basketball Senting Association, the association is referred to a highlight of the play on social media with his description of why officials were right not to blow their flute.
“This is not a mistake,” the post said. “Thomas is legally coming to the ball and knocking the ball loose before any contact. Legs for leg contact are random when the ball is completely loose.”
There have been several complaints about WNBA that officers this season. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert approached the league’s official during all-star weekend in July.
“When we move on with the officials, we hear the worries. We take that employee input,” Engelbert said. “Each game is reviewed. We spend hours and hours and hours. Obviously we use it to follow up with officials’ training.
“Consistency is important. I think some people observe our games versus other basketball formats (and thinking), there are not lots of mistakes called, but I am aware that the consistency is the name of the game.”
