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Angel Reese is Trending After Getting Thrown On Top of Chennedy Carter
On Friday, Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky were defeated by Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun 82-80. The Sky fell to 11-17 on the season while the Sun jumped to 21-7.
With four minutes left in the game, Sky guard Chennedy Carter went down under the basket in some pain after attempting a shot. The Sky got the ball back, and while Michaela Onyenwere was attempting a move to the basket, Reese was shoved to the floor by Thomas, landing on top of Carter’s leg.
The referees reviewed the play to see if it was a flagrant foul, but was ultimately deemed a personal on Thomas.
Carter was down for a few seconds but did not miss any playing time. She finished with 19 points on 7-of-18 shooting, six rebounds and four assists.
Reese had another great game on the boards but struggled with her shot. She tallied 13 points on 25% shooting and 20 rebounds. This marked the second straight game with 20 rebounds for the former LSU Tigers star.
Reese and the Sky will take on the Las Vegas Aces in their next game on Sunday, August 25. They have now lost three of their four games following the Olympic break and are in danger of losing their playoff position. No. 9 seed Atlanta Dream stands at 10-18.
Diana Taurasi Approaches Suspension After Technical Foul Against Caitlin Clark, Fever.
Diana Taurasi was issued her sixth technical foul of the 2024 WNBA season during Friday night’s matchup against the Indiana Fever.
Taurasi was unhappy with a foul call on her Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner after Fever rookie Caitlin Clark drove the basket for an and-one finish. The veteran guard was quickly assessed a technical for arguing with a referee.
Taurasi is now one technical foul away from league punishment. By rule, any player who reaches seven technical fouls in a single season is issued an automatic one-game suspension.
Taurasi had four technical fouls as the WNBA reached its midseason break for the 2024 Paris Olympics. She was assessed her fifth technical of the season during a win over the Chicago Sky on Thursday night.
DT now leads the league in technical fouls this season.
A WNBA player has been issued an automatic one-game suspension for reaching seven technical fouls on 15 occasions in league history, according to acrossthetimeline.com.
Taurasi accounts for six of those occasions.
