Drama within the WNBA continues as Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White publicly shared that she was fined for supporting Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve. Reeve was recently suspended after becoming enraged and going on a public expletive-filled rant about officiating during Friday’s game between the Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury.
During the game, the Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas collided with the Lynx’s Napheesa Collier. Collier was left on the ground, grasping her ankle in pain. Meanwhile, after stealing the ball from Collier, Thomas proceeded to make a layup.
Believing that Thomas should have been called for a foul, Reeve stormed onto the court in a rage, yelling at the referees.
The Mercury would go on to win the game.
At a press conference afterward, Reeve was still furious and continued ranting about the officiating during the game.
"The officiating crew that we had tonight, for the leadership to deem those three people semifinals playoff worth is f***ing malpractice,” she said.
Following Reeve’s suspension, Coach White came to Reeve’s defense.
"She made a lot of valid points," White said. "A lot of the same kind of conversations are happening. You know, it's happening from every team, from every franchise, from every coach, from every player.”
"At some point, there has to be some accountability,” she continued.
Later on, White revealed she was fined for her comments.
"I already got fined for supporting Cheryl, which I think is crazy," she said on Monday. "There's nothing we want more than consistency, that's what I would say."
White wasn’t the only WNBA coach to come to Reeve’s defense. Aces coach, Becky Hammond, also shared her support.
"From what I heard, she did not tell a lie. She said the truth,” Hammond said.
She was also later fined.