Toronto Tempo ahead Isabelle Harrison briefly performed center linebacker in Sunday’s residence sport in opposition to the Atlanta Dream.
With Toronto trailing Atlanta 52-42 within the third quarter, Harrison grabbed ahead Angel Reese, who was attempting to ascertain publish place, and dragged her to the bottom. The Dream star did not retaliate however appeared to scream one thing at Harrison when she regained her footing.
The preliminary name was a typical foul, but it surely was upgraded to a flagrant 2 after evaluation, robotically ejecting Harrison. She completed with a team-high 17 factors on 6-of-11 taking pictures from the sphere and grabbed three rebounds.
Reese, in the meantime, turned in a superb efficiency, scoring 15 factors and grabbing 17 rebounds, main the Dream (9-4) to a 102-77 win over the Tempo (7-7). The scuffle, nevertheless, will emerge as one of many sport’s most important storylines. It is one other instance of how WNBA officiating crews typically fail to safeguard younger stars.
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