Overview
- In a home loss to the Portland Fire, Reese was credited with a 16-point, 16-rebound performance and was initially assessed what would have been her eighth technical foul of the season.
- The WNBA reviewed the call after the game and rescinded the technical, returning Reese to seven technicals and removing the automatic one-game suspension and $1,500 fine that would have followed.
- With the technical overturned she remained available for the Dream’s next matchup and then recorded a 29th double-double to become the WNBA single-season leader in double-doubles.
- Under current WNBA rules a player who reaches eight technicals in the regular season is automatically suspended for one game and fined, so the league’s quick reversal directly affected Atlanta’s lineup and short-term playoff plans.
- Atlanta has already clinched a postseason berth, added veteran DeWanna Bonner to bolster depth, and will rely on Reese’s rebounding and durability as it fights for higher seeding before players depart for the FIBA Women’s World Cup.