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Sports Illustrated
Kristen Wong

The WNBA Has Another Referee Controversy on Its Hands After Chaotic Liberty-Dream Ending

In the final seconds of overtime during Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs between the Liberty and Dream, Breanna Stewart launched a desperation three from well behind the arc. She air-balled it, and Atlanta clinched the 101-98 win to take a 2-0 series lead into New York. Angel Reese and the Dream are now just one win away from a spot in the WNBA Finals, while Stewart and the Liberty are left looking back at what went wrong in another bitter loss.

Specifically, looking at one confusing and potentially game-changing moment: Why didn’t the Liberty take a reset timeout before running their final offensive play?

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