Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve suspended for critical Game 4 vs. Mercury in WNBA semifinals
The WNBA has suspended Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve for one game for her conduct and comments after the Lynx’s loss to the Mercury.
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, second from right, yells at officials as she is restrained by Lynx associate head coach Eric Thibault, center, and Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman, right, after being ejected after earning a second technical foul during the second half of Game 3 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinals series game against the Phoenix Mercury Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The WNBA has suspended Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve for one game for her conduct and comments during and following the Lynx’s 84-76 loss to the Mercury on Friday night.
Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve Suspended pic.twitter.com/RgBAwRwOZa
— WNBA Communications (@WNBAComms) September 27, 2025
Her conduct and comments included aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing a game official on the court, failure to leave the court in a timely manner upon her ejection with 21.8 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, inappropriate comments made to fans when exiting the court, and remarks made in a postgame press conference.
Reeve called the assignment of the three officials in the game on Friday, “malpractice.”
She will serve the suspension on Sunday when the Lynx play the Mercury in Game 4 of the teams’ semifinals series in Phoenix.
The Mercury lead the best-of-five series 2-1.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Their star player was just ruled out for the next game, I have a feeling coach already knew and took the moment to go scorched Earth.
Officials have always been the complaint by players and coaches and while some officials should probably not be at the pro level, take those complaints directly to the league offices, offline. Not in the media.
Very inappropriate behavior for a professional. I mean she was lividly going after the official. Lynx players will undoubtedly use this as motivation.