Tuesday night’s matchup between the Connecticut Sun and the Atlanta Dream featured a marquee battle in the paint between Brittney Griner and Angel Reese. In the fourth quarter, that battle turned a little too physical, though many fans seem to think Reese was embellishing things a bit.
Although Atlanta cruised to a 91-75 victory over Connecticut, a late-game incident involving Griner and Reese provided one of the more notable moments of the contest when Griner and Reese got tangled up, resulting in Reese falling to the floor and Griner picking up a flagrant 1 foul.
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Flagrant 1 foul
With 7:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, Griner and Reese were both fighting for a rebound. As they fought for possession of the ball, the two became entangled, and Griner’s arm made contact with Reese around the neck area and Reese was seemingly flung to the floor.
Following the play, officials reviewed the sequence and ultimately assessed Griner with a Flagrant 1 foul for excessive contact.
Fortunately, there didn’t appear to be any lingering tension between the two players as Griner immediately extended a hand to help Reese back up after the foul. Reese was not injured on the play despite the hard fall and went on to make one of her two free-throw attempts following the review.
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Reese Criticized for ‘Flopping’
While the officials did ultimately call a flagrant foul on the play, fans on social media seemed to think it was a result of some blatant acting on the part of Reese as they called out the Dream star for “flopping.”
“The flopping by Angel is wild,” one fan wrote in a post on X.
“Angel thinks abt Cait so much she’s starting to flop like her to wow,” one fan joked, referencing Reese’s rivalry with Caitlin Clark.
“Been watching SGA with those acting skills,” another fan wrote, comparing her to Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
“she should get fined for that flop,” someone else added.
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“Flops more than a fish out of water,” another fan wrote.
Griner will now face a fine from the WNBA as a result of the Flagrant 1 foul.
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