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The WNBA issued its punishment for Minnesota Lynx Cheryl Reeve coach following their actions during and after Friday’s playoff game.
Reeve will be suspended by the next postseason game of the team and will be ordered to pay an unleashed fine. The Lynx are scheduled to play 4 of their semifinal series on Sunday.
At the end of the fourth quarter of game 3 against Phoenix Mercury, Reeve was aggressively seen chasing a referee. After the search, Reeve seemed to participate in a verbal altercation with the game officer.
After his expulsion, Lynx chief coach refused to leave the Court within a reasonable time. There were just over 21 seconds in the last quarter at the time Reeve was thrown.
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Minnesota Lynx chief coach, Cheryl Reeve, is held after being expelled during game 3 against Phoenix Mercury of the second round of the WNBA playoffs at the Phx Arena on Friday in Phoenix. (Rick Scteri/Imagn images)
Reeve also seemed to direct the comments towards fans when he finally left the court.
After Lynx suffered a defeat of 84-76 against Mercury, Reeve was a long diator at the press conference after the game.
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In his diatribe after the game, Reeve asked the WNBA to make changes at the League level when it comes to officiating.
“If this is what the League wants, it is fine, but I want to ask for a leadership change at the League level when it comes to officiar,” Reeve said. “The officiating crew we had tonight, so that leadership considers those three dignified semifinal people, it is a negligence.”
Minnesota Lynx chief coach, Cheryl Reeve, was suspended and fined by the WNBA after the clash of referees on Friday night. (Candice Ward/ Imagn images)
Isaac Barnett, Randy Richardson and Jenna Reneau were the three officers of the game on Friday night.
Minnesota Eric Thibault and Rebekkah Brunson coaches were also fined by the League. Thibault was fined for his inappropriate interaction with an official in the court. Brunson was fined for an inappropriate comment of social networks aimed at WNBA officials.
Minnesota Lynx chief coach, Cheryl Reeve, talks to the media before game 4 of the WNBA finals of 2024. (Matt Krohn/Imagn images)
The play that Drew Reeve was Alyssa Thomas stealing Neaphesa Collier’s ball near the 3 -point line and go to the other end of the court for the game sealing tray.
Collier injured his leg in the play and had to be helped to the costumes. Reeve said Collier “probably has a fracture,” although he did not explain the injury.
Although Collier crashed into the court after the players collided, the National Basketball Referees Association recorded a climax of the work on social networks with his description of why the officials were right by not blowing their whistle.
“This is not a fault,” said the post. “Thomas legally reaches the ball and falls the ball before any contact. The leg contact to the leg is incidental once the ball is clearly loose.”
There have been several complaints about WNBA officiating this season. The WNBA commissioner, Cathy Engelbert, went to the Liga officers during the All-Star weekend in July.
“As we advance in arbitration, we listen to concerns. We take the contribution of employees,” said Engelbert. “Each play is reviewed. We spend hours and hours and hours. Obviously, we use it to continue with the training of officials.
“The consistency is important. I think some people observe our game versus other basketball formats (and think) are not called a lot of offenses, but I realize that the consistency is the name of the game.”
