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Speaking with media Tuesday morning, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier read a four-minute statement addressing multiple issues with the WNBA. Collier primarily focused on the leadership and officiating in the league. “The real threat to our league isn’t money, it isn’t ratings or even missed calls or even physical play, it’s the lack of accountability from the league office. “Since …

LAS VEGAS — Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve’s outburst about officiating after Napheesa Collier’s injury in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals and her subsequent Game 4 suspension has cost her a fine of $15,000, a source with knowledge of the fine told The Athletic on Monday. Reeve charged at an official during the game, appeared to direct profanity at …

You hard-core complainers probably are accusing the Lynx of giving away another game in this series with a fourth quarter collapse. I’m blaming the basketball. OK, the Mercury tightened up some on defense, and their Nate Tibbetts was the best coach in the series no matter who was running the bench for the Lynx. Yet, for 10 minutes, the same …

PHOENIX – The WNBA announced Saturday that Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve would be suspended for her team’s must-win Game 4 Sunday against the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA semifinals. Reeve “has been suspended for one game for her conduct and comments,” the league news release stated. The Lynx confirmed Saturday that associate head coach Eric Thibault would take over head …

The WNBA suspended Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve for one game for her behavior and comments during and following the Lynx’s 84-76 loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night. “Her conduct 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 …

The WNBA has suspended Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve for Game 4 of her team’s semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury after she was ejected during the final minute of an 84-76 defeat to the Mercury in Game 3 Friday night and then unloaded on the officials postgame. “Her conduct and comments included aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing a …

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was ejected and escorted off the court in her team’s Game 3 loss to the Mercury before going on a rant about the league’s officiating in her postgame news conference. Her anger was largely prompted by an injury to Napheesa Collier in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. Collier hobbled to the bench after her …

The Sun took this so well that they fired coach Stephanie White, tore up the roster, had the second-worst record (11-33) in the regular season and now face the prospect of moving to Boston, if the NBA/WNBA get their way. The morale of the story: Those Game 3s in a best-of-five series seem to carry a lot of weight. The …

PHOENIX (AP) — A furious Cheryl Reeve lost her cool and maybe her best player in the span of a few seconds during the Minnesota Lynx’s 84-76 loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in Game 3 of the WNBA playoff semifinals. The top-seeded Lynx are in a 2-1 hole in the best-of-five series with Game 4 looming Sunday …

Lynx lose Game 3: Reeve ejected, held back from refs after Collier injury  Bring Me The News Lynx’s Reeve blasts refs after Collier hurt in loss  ESPN Lynx All-Star Napheesa Collier’s injury is on the WNBA | Opinion  USA Today Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier injured, coach Cheryl Reeve ejected in semifinals loss  The New York Times Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve blasts referees after Napheesa …