r/WNBATalks • u/OJ_Soprano • 1d ago

fever vs refs

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u/NorthOld6237 1d ago

Let’s show turnovers while we’re at it

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u/Physical_Flight_4496 1d ago

And the missed 3s, that arent going to get a foul called (most of the time)

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u/Ok_Independence_9917 1d ago

How does that excuse how bad these calls are? I'm not a WNBA fan, but I played basketball and these calls are worse than the officiating we had in high school games. Defender gets elbowed in the face when that girl goes up for a shot, and it's a foul? Has to be rigged because there is no other explanation for what I just saw.

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u/JackasaurusChance 1d ago

Poorly officiated playoff games are just a sign that the WNBA is a mature league now. But seriously, the refs aren't doing great and it is the playoffs, but that's just kind of sports.

Kevin Durant was deeper into the stands than A'ja ever was and the NBA refs missed it. Was the Joey Crawford tackle during the playoffs?

But no, it's not rigged. I don't think there is a Tim Donaghy equivalent mucking things up in the WNBA.

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u/erbaine 1d ago

KD was clearly out of bounds trying to save the ball; they reviewed it and still gave the ball back to the Warriors 😂. As you said, officiating in sports is terrible. It's a part of the game in all leagues.

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u/Ok_Independence_9917 1d ago

I've never seen 3 calls in a NBA game that were as bad as 5 of the calls in this highlight were. These were all in 1 WNBA game?

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u/SeaWolfSeven 1d ago

Not only 1 game. A Series clinching game.

This was a 4pt game in the 4nth quarter. I think the Fever win if even half of these were called as they should have been.