{"id":179685,"date":"2025-09-30T08:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/179685\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:39:09","slug":"indiana-fever-coach-stephanie-white-aces-becky-hammon-fined-amid-wnba-officiating-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/179685\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White, Aces\u2019 Becky Hammon fined amid WNBA officiating scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!uoV7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2fc30685-c1d2-468e-9e7e-260eb601534e_1000x739.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/2fc30685-c1d2-468e-9e7e-260eb601534e_1000.jpeg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"739\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/2fc30685-c1d2-468e-9e7e-260eb601534e_1000x739.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:739,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:485310,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.fieldhousefiles.com\/i\/174889360?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2fc30685-c1d2-468e-9e7e-260eb601534e_1000x739.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>Stephanie White is in her first season back as Indiana Fever head coach. (Photo: Ryan May\/800 Meter)<\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS \u2014 The Indiana Fever landed in Las Vegas Monday morning, then took the court at Michelob Ultra Arena for a light practice leading into their win-or-go-home Game 5 against the Aces.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the biggest game of their season. It could be their last \u2014 or simply another chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in nearly every chapter of this WNBA season, officiating has been a dominant storyline. It\u2019s one of the league\u2019s loudest debates, and something that will require attention once the season ends. Coaches, players, media, and fans are all engaged in the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Fever head coach Stephanie White was asked by a Las Vegas TV reporter whether she was comfortable with how physical this semifinal series has been.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI already got fined for supporting Cheryl, which I think is crazy,\u201d she replied, referencing Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, who was ejected in Game 3 of their semifinals against Phoenix and then suspended for Game 4. \u201cLook, there\u2019s nothing that we want more than just consistency. That\u2019s what I would say.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Just one day earlier, before Game 4 of Fever vs. Aces in Indianapolis, both coaches\u2019 press conferences began with questions about officiating.<\/p>\n<p>Reeve had publicly called for new leadership overseeing officials, labeling it \u201cmalpractice\u201d that her team received the crew assigned to Game 3, when MVP candidate Napheesa Collier suffered a season-ending ankle injury. Phoenix went on to win the game and series.<\/p>\n<p>(That same crew was assigned to Game 4 of Fever-Aces.)<\/p>\n<p>Aces coach Becky Hammon spent the first four minutes of her pregame availability answering questions on that topic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom what I heard, she did not tell a lie,\u201d Hammon said. \u201cShe said the truth. \u2026 You have to protect your product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephanie White is in her first season back as Indiana Fever head coach. 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