Chicago rookie forward Angel Reese was dismissed in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s 88-75 loss to the New York Liberty.
Reese had a brief discussion with an official and received a technical foul with 2:31 remaining. It was the second technical penalty she racked up and was quickly booted from the contest.
In 24 minutes, Reese had 13 points on 3-of-12 from the floor. She added 10 rebounds, an assist and her first career block.
Reese’s ejection left the rest of her players and head coach Teresa Weatherspoon confused.
“I tried to get an explanation. I did not,” Weatherspoon told reporters, via news. “I don’t know to this moment what has happened.”
Maj Forsberg, the lead official, informed reporters after the game Reese received technical fouls for “disrespectfully addressing” the official and then for “waving her hand in dismissal.”
“She got two techs, she said something to the ref,” star Marina Mabrey added. “Whatever he felt like was the correct call is what he made. It’s more about calmness for us in our initial years in the WNBA. You’ve got to learn to know refs and how they respond to things.”
Reese was already penalized on Sunday for skipping a postgame interview with reporters following the heated game against the Indiana Fever.
