Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu had a heated moment during Friday’s WNBA Playoff game.
Atlanta Dream star forward Angel Reese took exception to a screen that New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu set during Friday’s WNBA Semifinals Game 3 showdown between the two teams.
Ionescu set a hard screen on Dream guard Isobel Borlase in the second quarter that clearly had a shove at the end. Ionescu, who has been criticized for her performance in the series so far, had been shoved by Borlase on the Dream’s previous possession, but no foul was called.
Ionescu received a foul for her hard screen on Borlase. Reese was down near the block but ran right over to Ionescu to defend her teammate. Angel could be seen saying, “You can’t do that! repeatedly in Ionescu’s ear as she walked back down the court. Rhyne Howard got in between them and pushed Ionescu to get her away from Reese, which Ionescu took exception to.
Several other players stepped in at that point to separate both parties. Ionescu was talking back to her bench with Reese still jawing at her.
The whole time, Rebecca Lobo was on the broadcast saying that Reese should have received a technical foul for how she responded to what Ionescu did. But Reese wasn’t called for a technical.
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