The WNBA officiating is still a problem in 2026. That much is clear after Thursday night’s game between the Liberty and Aces in which Las Vegas pulled out a narrow 104-99 win—with some inadvertent help from the referees.
With roughly 18 seconds left on the clock, the Aces were up by three when A’ja Wilson lost control of the ball on a dribble and knocked it out of bounds. However, the refs ruled it Aces’ ball. The Liberty’s Jonquel Jones was defending Wilson but her hand didn’t even come close to the basketball, as the replay videos will show.
