Lynx's Reeve suspended for Game 4 after blasting officiating - ESPN

PHOENIX — Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve has been suspended one game due to her «conduct and comments» during and after Minnesota's 84-76 Game 3 loss to the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA semifinals, the league announced Saturday afternoon.

Reeve will serve the suspension during Sunday's Game 4 in Phoenix, where the Lynx — trailing in the series 2-1 — face elimination.

Reeve was ejected in the final seconds of the game after Lynx forward Napheesa Collier 's left leg made contact with Mercury guard Alyssa Thomas as Thomas went for a steal, leaving Collier on the floor in pain and grabbing at her right ankle. No foul was called on the play.

After Thomas scored, Reeve had to be restrained as she ran onto the court to berate one of the officials. She continued to follow and yell at him as he tried to walk away. She was assessed her second technical of the game, leading to her ejection.

As she was escorted back to the locker room, Reeve shouted at some fans at PHX Arena.

In a statement, the league said that Reeve's suspension stems from her «aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing a game official on the court, failure to leave the court in a timely manner upon her ejection with 21.8 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, inappropriate comments made to fans when exiting the court, and remarks made in a post-game press conference.»

Associate head coach Eric Thibault also got a technical for yelling at the refs. Thibault was fined for his interaction with the officials, as was Reeve. Assistant coach Rebekkah Brunson was fined for a social media post on X that read, «Yeah, this happened! Take out one of the best players in the league because you have no control of the game!»

Though Collier crashed to the court after the