Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has offered to pay the fine that Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese will be charged with after her first ejection from a WNBA game.
According to Fox Sports, Ball made the declaration on social media.
“Ref that threw out @Reese10Angel is weak btw. You know who you are (Keep ya money Angel I got you).”
Ref that threw out @Reese10Angel is weak btw… You know who you are (Keep ya money Angel I got you)
— Lonzo Ball (@ZO2_) June 5, 2024
Reese loved the sentiment, and she wrote back:
“appreciate you gang!”
????????appreciate you gang! https://t.co/Aupf0jJU6N
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) June 5, 2024
Lonzo Ball’s Offer Covers Angel Reese’s $400 Fine
In the WNBA, technical fouls have standard fines.
The first three fouls a player commits are each punished by a $200 fine.
The next three fouls each get a $400 fine, while a seventh foul gets you a one-game suspension and an $800 fine.
Reese’s fouls on Tuesday were the first in her WNBA career, so she’ll get a $400 fine.
Lead official Maj Forsberg revealed that Reese got the technical fouls after “disrespectfully addressing” and “waving her hand in dismissal” at Watson.
However, they didn’t keep Sky head coach Terese Weatherspoon in the loop.
“I tried to get an explanation. I did not. I don’t know to this moment what has happened.”
Sky guard Marina Mabrey tried to calm the situation.
“She got two techs, she said something to the ref. Whatever he felt like was the correct call is what he made. It’s more about composure for us in our young years in the WNBA. You’ve got to get to know refs and how they respond to things.”
Tuesday’s loss comes after the team’s close 71-70 loss to Indiana Fever on Saturday.
That game also had some controversy, as Chennedy Carter shoulder-checked Caitlin Clark, which was upgraded from an away-from-the-play foul to a flagrant-1 foul.
Weatherspoon released a statement announcing her disapproval of the foul.
