The WNBA rescinded the second technical foul assessed to Angel Reese, according to Annie Costabile. Reese was ejected from Chicago’s game against New York.
Reese received her fifth foul of the game, but was also whistled for a technical foul, which led to her ejection.
Reese headed down the court with four fouls and got called for her fifth with 2:31 to play in the game. After the whistle, she appeared to wave off the referee as she walked away, which likely led to her ejection.
Reese finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the effort and recorded her first career block. However, the Sky went on to lose the game 88-75 to drop to 3-5 on the season.
As far as why Reese received the fouls, it was for alleged behavior towards an official.
The lead official shared the explanation afterward while speaking with the Chicago Tribune’s Julia Poe.
Maj Forsberg said Reese received her first tech for “disrespectfully addressing” the referee, and the second technical came for waving them off. The former LSU star had four fouls at the time of the play.
Forsberg did not make the call, though. As the lead official, she was the one who spoke with Poe – the pool reporter. Charles Watson was the official who called the technical fouls on Reese.
After the game, Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon said she tried to learn more about what led to Reese’s ejection – the first of her young career – but didn’t find out anything else.
“I tried to get an explanation and I did not,” Weatherspoon said, via the Chicago Tribune’s Julia Poe. “I don’t know at this moment what has happened.”
Reese was expected to receive a $200 fine for each technical foul, Poe said, making it $400 total. However, she has one high-profile athlete in her corner. Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, who was sitting courtside for Tuesday’s game, offered to pay it and told her to “keep ya money.”
Nick Schultz contributed to this story
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