{"id":173938,"date":"2025-09-28T00:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T00:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/173938\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T00:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T00:06:08","slug":"wnba-suspends-minnesota-lynx-head-coach-cheryl-reeve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/173938\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA suspends Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reeve was ejected in the final minute of the fourth quarter after Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas<\/a> stole the ball from Napheesa Collier<\/a>, who remained on the floor in pain after her leg made contact with Thomas. A fired-up Reeve ran onto the court and had to be restrained by assistant coaches and players, leading to a second technical foul and an ejection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Following the loss, Reeve commented on the officiating during the game, instead of taking questions from reporters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this is what the league wants, OK, but I want to call for a change of leadership at the league level when it comes to officiating.\u201d She continued, \u201cThe officiating crew that we had tonight, for the leadership to deem those three people\u00a0semifinal-playoff worthy, it\u2019s fucking malpractice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reeve also shared that Collier had potentially suffered an injury as a result of the contact from Thomas. She did not provide any further details on the injury and there is no update on her status for Game 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were trying to play through it, trying not to make excuses. But one of the best players in the league, she had zero free throws and she had five fouls,\u201d Reeve said. \u201cShe had her shoulder pulled out and finished the game with her leg being taken out.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the WNBA, Reeve\u2019s \u201cconduct and comments included aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing a game official on the court, failure to leave the court in a timely manner upon her ejection with 21.8 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, inappropriate comments made to fans when exiting the court, and remarks made in the post-game press conference.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition, associate\u00a0head coach Eric Thibault has been fined for inappropriate interactions with an official on the court and assistant coach Rebekah Brunson has been fined for comments she made on social media that were directed at the officials.<\/p>\n

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