uncasville, connecticut. — The chippy playoff series between the Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx just got more interesting. The Athletic reported This was after the Suns defeated the Lynx in the first game. WNBA In the semifinals, Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve faced off against Sun players near the locker room.
Officials said Reeve and the Sun players got into an argument on their way to the opposing team's locker room in Minneapolis, and the 2024 Coach and Executive of the Year objected to the way they celebrated Connecticut's series-opening victory. It is said that he chanted
As one person briefed on the incident said, she “ran up” to the Sun players, requiring the involvement of arena security to calm the scene.
Neither players nor coaches have publicly commented on the altercation. The Athletic reported The league is aware of the incident.
Reeve is one of the most decorated coaches in the WNBA. She led the Lynx to four WNBA Championships and was named WNBA Coach of the Year in 2024. She also coached the U.S. women's basketball team to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
So far, the battle between the Sun and the Lynx has been a bitter one, but apart from this report it has all been confined to the courts.
Although former teammates Courtney Williams and Marina Mabry were at each other's throats in Game 2, Williams said “everything was fun” at shootaround.
“That's my daughter now,” Williams said of Mabry during Friday's shootaround, noting that she regularly trash-talks her, even during practice.
“I don't really get angry when people talk trash,” Williams said. “Some people say bad things. They're angry and they play like crazy. I trash talk, but I'm still smiling and happy, so there are different levels. When you start talking trash… , some people leave the game.”
The Lynx responded to Tuesday's Game 1 loss with a win, and Reeve praised his team's physicality and aggressiveness after that.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
