Flying sneaker gets Liberty star ejected in bizarre finish that leaves WNBA fans in disbelief

On this episode of Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich, we expose ESPN’s broken, narrative-driven coverage of Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark as the fading network hypocritically sabotages the WNBA's most popular asset.

You don't see many games swing because of a flying sneaker, but that's exactly what happened in the WNBA on Sunday.

New York Liberty guard Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was tossed from a tight 93-91 loss to the Toronto Tempo after pegging opponent Marina Mabrey in the back with a stray shoe.

A flying sneaker from Betnijah Laney-Hamilton hits Marina Mabrey in weird moment during Liberty-Tempo game. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

The flying sneaker couldn't have come at a worse time, derailing New York's furious comeback after the Liberty entered the fourth quarter down 16.

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The chaos started late in the fourth when Jonquel Jones lost her sneaker. Laney-Hamilton tried to throw it back to her teammate, but it instead smacked an unsuspecting Mabrey in the back.

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Laney-Hamilton had already been mixing it up with Mabrey earlier in the game, including one exchange that earned her a Flagrant 1 foul.

When the shoe struck Mabrey, officials hit Laney-Hamilton with a technical foul and ejected her.

An errant sneaker sparked a bizarre ejection of Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, flipping the script on the Liberty's late rally against Toronto. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

Laney-Hamilton defended herself after the final buzzer, insisting it was nothing more than a terrible throw.

"I would never intentionally try to hit someone with a shoe, especially while they're not looking," Laney-Hamilton said.

"Teammate was without a shoe,