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WNBA fines Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve a record $15,000 for conduct and comments: AP Source
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WBAL Baltimore News
NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve has been fined $15,000 by the WNBA for her comments and conduct after her team’s Game 3 semifinal loss to the Phoenix Mercury, a person familiar with the penalty told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The fine is believed to be the biggest for an individual coach or player in league history.
Additionally, Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White and Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon were fined $1,000 each for their public comments on WNBA officiating in which they defended Reeve.
“From what I heard, she did not tell a lie,” Hammon said before the Aces’ Game 4 loss to Indiana.
This was the first time in the history of the WNBA that a coach had been suspended for a playoff game.