The WNBA will not fine Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve for her officiating rant and saying the title was “stolen” from her team after Game 5 of the 2024 Finals, according to ESPN. The Lynx lost the winner-take-all contest in overtime, 67-62.
After blowing a double-digit first-half lead, the Lynx battled back in the final minute of regulation to take a two-point lead on a bucket by Napheesa Collier. Then, with just five seconds remaining, Alanna Smith was whistled for a controversial foul on Breanna Stewart, who appeared to get away with a travel just beforehand.
Reeve challenged the call, but it was upheld as a foul. Stewart made both free throws to send the game to overtime, where Collier fouled out and the Liberty outscored the Lynx, 7-2. All told, the Liberty shot 25 free throws compared to just eight for the Lynx.
Following the defeat, which prevented the Lynx from capturing a record-setting fifth championship, Reeve went off on the referees during her press conference. Here is a collection of some of her quotes.
On the free throw discrepency:
“I saw a very physical and aggressive New York team. We know this from being a part of the game for so long that sometimes you get away with…
