New York Liberty coach Sandy Brondello hit out at the officials following her team’s 82-80 loss to the Minnesota Lynx in Game 4 of the 2024 WNBA Finals on Friday night. Heading into a winner-take-all Game 5 back in Brooklyn on Sunday, Brondello pleaded with the refs to “just be fair.”
“If [we] are getting hit, it’s a bloody foul,” Brondello said. “I know [Lynx coach] Cheryl [Reeve] talked about it last time, but we got no calls today. So do I need to talk up in a press conference? Because they were getting ticky-tacks. And we went down there and got hit and get nothing.
“All we want is fair, OK. So if we are getting hit, that’s a foul. You know, I’m one of the nicest bloody coaches in this league, but this pisses me off. Just be fair.”
The Liberty were called for 14 personal fouls, compared to nine for the Lynx, while the Lynx shot 20 free throws, including the game-winners by Bridget Carleton with two seconds remaining, and the Liberty had nine trips to the line.
As is the case every game, there were a number of questionable whistles. Perhaps the most consequential came late in the third quarter, when Breanna Stewart, who shot 5 of 21 in the game, was called for her fourth foul on what appeared…
