{"id":663584,"date":"2026-05-25T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/663584\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T06:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:00:09","slug":"angel-reese-awaiting-wnba-punishment-after-atlanta-dream-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/663584\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese Awaiting WNBA Punishment After Atlanta Dream Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Atlanta Dream<\/a>\u2013Phoenix Mercury<\/a> matchup got testy early, with Rhyne Howard<\/a> becoming visibly frustrated after being called for an offensive foul and a technical foul. Angel Reese<\/a> made sure the Dream star stayed in the game and helped calm her down as she headed to the bench.<\/p>\n

Howard should have done the same because two quarters later, the 2024 seventh overall pick found herself on the receiving end of a Flagrant 1 foul call.<\/p>\n

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Reese and Kyra Linskens got tangled up during the opening minute of the fourth quarter while the Mercury were leading by three points. The two battled for a rebound after Alisha Gray missed a free throw. Linskens went down hard and needed time to get back up. Replays showed that she was hit in the face by Reese\u2019s left arm.<\/p>\n

\"AtlantaAtlanta Dream’s Allisha Gray<\/a>, Rhyne Howard and Angel Reese talk during deadball vs the Phoenix MercuryJordan Godfree-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The referees initially ruled it a regular foul before upgrading it to a Flagrant 1. It is not a good look for Reese financially, either. If she accumulates more flagrant fouls during the season, it could eventually lead to a suspension.<\/p>\n

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A Flagrant 1 foul now carries a $500 fine, which is $300 higher than last season. The monetary penalty was increased this year following major changes to the collective bargaining agreement, which also raised the WNBA<\/a> salary cap. Caitlin Clark<\/a> of the Indiana Fever<\/a>has already been fined this season<\/a> for the same violation.<\/p>\n

A Flagrant 1 counts as one point, while a Flagrant 2 counts as two points. Accumulating four points results in a suspension.<\/p>\n

Reese\u2019s foul on Linskens appeared inadvertent, and she remained in the game afterward. In the end, all went well for the Dream, who secured an 82\u201380 victory<\/a> over the Mercury.<\/p>\n

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Both Howard and Reese played major roles in the win. Howard scored a game-high 24 points while adding eight rebounds. Reese, meanwhile, was all over the floor, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals and one block.<\/p>\n

Kahleah Copper<\/a> and Alyssa Thomas combined for 40 points in the losing effort for the Mercury.<\/p>\n

The latest win moved the Dream to the top of the WNBA standings. Next up for Atlanta is a matchup against the Minnesota Lynx<\/a>, who are riding their own two-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

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Related: Angel Reese Taunts Dallas Wings With Popular Gesture<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on May 25, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Atlanta Dream\u2013Phoenix Mercury matchup got testy early, with Rhyne Howard becoming visibly frustrated after being called for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[4130,15447,3691,3444,1760,55423,2839,16802,290234,1077,5551,18118,99,38139,434],"class_list":["post-663584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-allisha-gray","tag-alyssa-thomas","tag-angel-reese","tag-atlanta-dream","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-flagrant-foul","tag-indiana-fever","tag-kahleah-copper","tag-kyra-linskens","tag-minnesota-lynx","tag-phoenix-mercury","tag-rhyne-howard","tag-sports","tag-technical-foul","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}