WNBA officiating has been under ongoing scrutiny this season from coaching and player complaints.

The brewing frustrations have exploded in the playoffs with nearly every coach taking time in their postgame news conferences to make a point about the physicality of play. Minnesota’s Cheryl Reeve took it a step further in a two-minute tirade on Friday, publicly questioning not only the competency of officials but also the leadership of the referees at the league level after her team lost Game 3 of the best-of-five series against Phoenix.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert addressed the league’s officiating during All-Star Weekend in July.

“As we go forward on the officiating, we hear the concerns. We take that employee input,” Engelbert said. “Every play is reviewed. We spend hours and hou

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