The Phoenix Mercury took down the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 84–76 in Game 3 on Friday night, taking a 2–1 lead in the best-of-five series. The pressure now suddenly flips back to Minnesota, not just because of the loss, but also because the game sidelined their star player, Napheesa Collier , indefinitely. And while some pointed fingers at Alyssa Thomas for the setback, a certain NBA veteran believes that’s not the full story.

Eddie A. Johnson took to X, sharing a zoomed-in video of the exact moment when Collier fell with the ankle injury. The post from NBA Referees claimed that the “leg-to-leg contact is incidental once the ball is clearly loose .” Johnson doubled down, writing, “ It was the correct no call. Once the ball is knocked loose, the contact after does not count. Thomas

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