Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese was ejected for the first time in her WNBA career Tuesday, in the fourth quarter of the Sky’s 88-75 loss to the New York Liberty. Reese received a double technical foul after waving her arm at an official to dispute a personal foul called against her on Liberty forward Jonquel Jones.
Reese finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes of action.
Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball chimed in to defend Reese and seemingly offered to pay any fine that may be coming Reese’s way due to the ejection. Ball took to X, saying, “Ref that threw out (Reese) is weak by the way … you know who you are. (Keep ya money Angel I got you).”
Bulls guard Lonzo Ball disagreed with Angel Reese’s ejection tonight and is covering the cost of her fine 👀 pic.twitter.com/m0gnkoorOb
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 5, 2024
Chicago fell to 3-5 with the loss, as New York improved to 8-2.
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