Dream’s Angel Reese had a strong reaction to flagrant foul call amid blowout win originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Atlanta Dream blew out the Connecticut Sun on Thursday night, as Angel Reese put on a defensive clinic to help Atlanta to a 104-69 win in what will be the Dream’s last-ever game in Connecticut.
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Reese scored only eight points, but she hauled in 15 rebounds, blocked a career-high four shots and made three steals. She proved such a pest to the Sun that the only way to slow her down was to foul her.
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During the second quarter, with the Dream already out to a 41-25 lead, Reese received a pass down low and drew contact from Sun forward Aaliyah Edwards.
Upon review, officials handed Edwards a Flagrant 1 foul for appearing to swipe at Reese’s neck as both players lost their balance.
Reese could be seen on the sideline gesturing to her neck, and lip-readers believe they caught her shouting “she grabbed my neck!”
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The referees agreed, and Reese was awarded two free throws — both of which she missed. On the Sun’s next possession, Edwards sank an 18-foot jumper, getting some measure of revenge for the incident.
Even still, Reese had the last laugh in the crushing 35-point win, Atlanta’s eighth in the past 10 games as the Dream round into form ahead of the WNBA playoffs.
