The heat of the ongoing officiating drama has now reached the Fever-Aces semifinals game. This fire was lit ablaze by Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve following a controversial call made against them vs the Mercury. While the physicality in Game 4 of Indiana vs Las Vegas is in check, it did not stop analysts present there from discussing it.
While Becky Hammon took a challenge during the third quarter, ABC commentator and analyst Rebecca Lobo touched upon the officiating woes, stating, “I’ve talked to coaches throughout this season, a lot of coaches about this exact thing. The thing that keeps getting brought up is freedom of movement. And not just with players having the ball in hand, but often it’s [about if] they’re able to move when the ball is not in their hands.”
As she continues, “This is a