MINNEAPOLIS – New York Liberty coach Sandy Brondello blasted the officiating and foul call disparity following her team’s 82-80 Game 4 loss Friday to the Minnesota Lynx .
“If [we] are getting hit, it’s a bloody foul,” she said.
Brondello’s critiques came after Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve spoke out after Game 3 with her own issues with the officiating. With the Lynx’s victory Friday, the series is headed back to Brooklyn for a winner-take-all Game 5.
“I know Cheryl talked about it last time, but we got no calls today,” Brondello said. “So do I need to talk up in a press conference? Because they were getting ticky-tacks. And we went down there and got hit and get nothing.
“It was 14-9 [Liberty fouls to Lynx fouls] No. All we want is fair, okay. So if we are getting hit, that’s a foul. You know, I’m one of the nicest bloody coaches in this league, but this pisses me off. Just be fair.”
The Lynx ultimately had 20 trips to the free-throw line compared to the Liberty’s 9, and essentially won the game off Bridget Carleton’s 2-for-2 stint at the charity stripe with 2.0 seconds to play following a foul from Sabrina Ionescu .