Minnesota Linx Coach Cheryl Rive was fined $ 15,000 for her outbreaks during the game of 3 semifinals of his team against Phoenix Mercury and subsequent comments criticizing the league and officials, According to sportsThe Rive field was also suspended for defeat at the end of the season of his team on Sunday.
Wnba also fined Lynx assistants Eric Tibo and Rebecca Brunns For their reaction to the contradictory end of the game 3. Tibo was immersed for “inappropriate interaction with an official in court”, while Branson was punished for “an inappropriate commentary on social networks, aimed at Wnba officials”. According to sports, Thibault and Branson were fined $ 500.
In addition, the athlete said that Las Vegas Aces trainer Becky Hammon And Indiana fever Coach Stefani White was fined $ 1,000 for supporting Riva and their public criticism of judges.
Game 3 between Lynx and Mercury ended in conflicting fashion when Alissa Thomas Stole a ball from Nafais Koller At the last minute and collided with the Minnesota star in the process. When Thomas climbed the other end to disappear the game, Collier lay on the ground from pain with a leg injury that would make her miss the game 4. The foul was not caused on the play, and Rive stormed the site to scold officials.
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Rive was immediately expelled, but could not leave the court in a timely manner. When she finally went down the tunnel, she shouted to non -normative vocabulary among the fans of Mercury. Instead of responding to her press conference after the game, Rive spoke about the performance of the duty not only in game 3, but also in general.
Here are Riva comments in full:
“We talked about how dangerous it can be. You hear it from another series, you hear it from other coaches, you hear [Las Vegas Aces coach] Becky [Hammon] Talk, when you allow physical origin, people are injured, there are fights. And this is the view that our league wants, for some reason.
“We tried to go through this, we tried not to make excuses. One of the best players in the League shot at zero penalties. Zero. And she had five fouls. Zero penalties. She pulled her shoulder and finished the game with the output of her leg, and probably a fracture.
“And here is what our league wants. [Maria Kliundikova's] It is wrapped on the glass, and there is no call. And they all say: “It was not my call. I don't know. I haven't seen this. They are terrible. ”
Hammon and White supported Rive before the game of the 4th series of the semi -finals between aces and fever.
“From what I heard, she did not tell a lie. She told the truth, ”Hammon said. “I think that something should change.
“When the players are in vulnerable positions, such as jumping or running at full speed, I think you should protect them. You must protect your product. If it was Lebron James, or it was Shai Gilheis-Alexander or someone like this, they will protect some of these players. ”
White said that Riv “made a lot of real moments” and added that “at some moment there should be some responsibility.”
“Each part of our league became better, and this part lagged behind for what reason,” Wait continued. “Often this is infrastructure from the point of view of learning, often, it is financial. And she really invests in who we have as officials, and sometimes, this is labor. Who is included in the program? How can we stay? How do we save them to grow and improve? Do we have more resources to support them?
Hammon also previously criticized officials for allowing too many contacts in the play -off, saying that physics “gets out of control” and will lead to battles in NBAWhite field, similarly, was a frequent critic of judges and was fined several times at the beginning of this season.
