{"id":701994,"date":"2026-05-29T17:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/701994\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:24:09","slug":"what-did-becky-hammon-say-in-rant-against-wnba-refs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/701994\/","title":{"rendered":"What Did Becky Hammon Say In Rant Against WNBA Refs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Becky<\/p>\n

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The subject of refereeing has been the leading story through the first month of the 2026\u00a0WNBA\u00a0season. Some, like Caitlin Clark, have been full of praise for the officials. While others, like rookie star Azzi Fudd, weren\u2019t quite as happy with the refs.<\/p>\n

But what does\u00a0Las Vegas Aces\u00a0coach\u00a0Becky Hammon\u00a0think? Hammon, a former superstar player in her own right, is a three-time WNBA champion as a head coach and is widely regarded as one of the league\u2019s brightest minds.<\/p>\n

And after a recent loss to the Dallas Wings that saw her team drop to 4-3 on the young season, Hammon didn\u2019t hold back her thoughts on the officiating.<\/p>\n

Becky Hammon Lights Up WNBA Refs After Loss To Wings<\/p>\n

Las Vegas took a 53-45 lead into the half, but ultimately fell apart in the third and fourth quarters, leading to a 95-87 Dallas victory in a game where the Wings shot 10 more free throws than the Aces.<\/p>\n

Afterward, Hammon expressed her extreme frustration with the way the game was called, even taking a random shot at Dallas player Awak Kuier in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cA\u2019ja Wilson shoots one free throw. Chennedy Carter, zero, Jackie Young, zero. I\u2019m f\u2014ing tired of that bulls\u2014,\u201d Hammon told reporters<\/a> after the game. \u201cI\u2019m not saying they didn\u2019t earn their 22 down there. But when Awak Kuier shoots more free throws than A\u2019ja Wilson and Jackie Young and Chennedy Carter all combined, that\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not getting the same whistle. Give me my fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure what Kuier did to deserve a random stray, but it\u2019s clear that Hammon was less than pleased with the way the game was officiated. And she\u2019s almost assuredly going to get that fine that she asked for.<\/p>\n

Kuier took just four of the Wings\u2019 22 free-throw attempts compared to 12 for Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Wilson, meanwhile, had a different view of things. The four-time and reigning WNBA MVP decided to point the thumb rather than the finger.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sucks when you lose on self-inflicted things,\u201d she said. \u201cWe know what we did wrong, and we\u2019ve got to come out and do better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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