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Bitter Cheryl Reeve blames refs for WNBA Finals loss to Liberty in wild rant: ‘S–t was stolen from us’

The Minnesota Lynx missed 44 of their 70 shots in a championship-deciding WNBA Finals Game 5 loss to the Liberty. When their head coach Cheryl Reeve sat down to the microphone for a bitter postgame press conference on Sunday night, she didn’t miss any. “All the headlines will be Reeve cries foul,” she said. “Bring

Bitter Cheryl Reeve blames refs for WNBA Finals loss to Liberty in wild rant: ‘S–t was stolen from us’

The Minnesota Lynx missed 44 of their 70 photographs in a championship-deciding WNBA Finals Game 5 loss to the Liberty.

When their head coach Cheryl Reeve sat all the way down to the microphone for a bitter postgame press convention on Sunday evening, she didn’t miss any.

“All of the headlines shall be Reeve cries foul,” she mentioned. “Deliver it on. As a result of this s–t was stolen from us. Deliver it on.”

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve during her postgame press conference after losing the WNBA Finals to the Liberty on Oct. 20, 2024.

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve throughout her postgame press convention after dropping the WNBA Finals to the Liberty on Oct. 20, 2024. Getty Photographs

Reeve had begun the session complaining in regards to the officiating.

“Typically you get away with stuff if you’re bodily and aggressive, and so they definitely did,” Reeve mentioned. “It’s a disgrace that officiating had such a hand in a collection like this.”

She later expanded.

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve reacts during the team's WNBA Finals Game 5 loss to the Liberty on Oct. 20, 2024.

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve reacts in the course of the group’s WNBA Finals Recreation 5 loss to the Liberty on Oct. 20, 2024. AP

“We all know we may have completed some issues, however you shouldn’t have to beat [the officiating] to that extent,” Reeve mentioned. “This s–t ain’t that arduous. Officiating? It’s not that arduous. When somebody is being held, be constant. In the event you don’t wish to name it on one finish, then don’t name it on the opposite. …

“You will have a star participant like Phee [the Lynx’s Napheesa Collier]. I don’t get it. I don’t get how she could be held and go to the basket and get hit, after which a marginal [foul] at greatest, at greatest, sends their greatest participant [Breanna Stewart] to the free-throw line.”

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The Liberty tried 25 free throws on the evening, together with two by Stewart to tie the sport with 5 seconds left in regulation after a controversial foul name on Alanna Smith (the Lynx have been whistled for 21 private fouls, with Collier fouling out in extra time). The Lynx shot simply eight free throws (the Liberty have been referred to as for 17 fouls).

Reeve completed on a sarcastic be aware: “Congratulations to the Liberty on their first championship. It took them 28 years, congrats to them. We have been that near our fifth.”

Breanna Stewart celebrates the Liberty's WNBA championship on Oct. 20, 2024.

Breanna Stewart celebrates the Liberty’s WNBA championship on Oct. 20, 2024. Michelle Farsi/New York Publish

Sabrina Ionescu celebrates the Liberty's WNBA championship on Oct. 20, 2024.

Sabrina Ionescu celebrates the Liberty’s WNBA championship on Oct. 20, 2024. Michelle Farsi/New York Publish

Reeve had complained after the Liberty’s Recreation 3 win about what she mentioned was a good whistle for Stewart as in comparison with Collier. After Minnesota’s two-point win in Recreation 4, Liberty coach Sandy Brondello returned the favor, calling for the officials to be “fair” after the Lynx had a 20-9 benefit in free throws.

After Recreation 5, Reeve additionally took swipes on the Liberty’s earlier WNBA sanction for impermissible constitution flights in addition to the continued investigation into doable salary-cap violations by the 2022 and 2023 champion Las Vegas Aces.

“Constructed a group throughout the guidelines,” Reeve mentioned of her Lynx. “These form of issues that perhaps proper now aren’t occurring in our league. And did it the onerous approach. We gave hope to these groups that aren’t prepared to avoid the cap or fly illegally or all of the stuff that’s occurred over the past 5 years, proper? And so, I imply, do it the suitable approach.”

Brondello declined to interact when it was her flip on the podium.

“I assumed they have been fairly honest,” Brondello mentioned of the refs. “However look, I’ve a lot respect for Cheryl and I’ve a lot respect for that Minnesota Lynx group as a result of, man, that was ugly, however we discovered a solution to win.”

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