Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, the four-time WNBA Coach of the Year and four-time champion, confronted Connecticut Sun players near the locker room Sunday after Game 1 of the teams’ semifinals series, league sources said.
Reeve’s altercation with Sun players occurred as they walked to the opponent’s locker room in Minneapolis, with the 2024 Coach and Executive of the Year taking issue with how Connecticut celebrated its series-opening victory, the sources said.
She “ran up” on Sun players, as one source briefed on the incident described, and arena security needed to get involved to defuse the scene.
The WNBA did not respond for comment on the matter. The league is aware of the incident, according to two team sources.
The Athletic also reached out to the Lynx and Sun for comment.
Game 1 of the Lynx-Sun series came down to the final possession with Minnesota star Napheesa Collier missing a potential game-tying 3-pointer with a second remaining in the contest. As it ended, Connecticut star Alyssa Thomas flexed, yelled and marched toward her team’s sideline basking in the victory.
Thomas ended one assist short of a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in Connecticut’s win.
“We had to be disruptive,” Connecticut coach Stephanie White…
