Minnesota star Napheesa Collier was injured Friday in a loss that left the Lynx on the brink of elimination from the WNBA playoffs, and coach Cheryl Reeve didn’t hold back her opinion of the way the referees handled the physical contest.

The Phoenix Mercury beat the visiting Lynx 84-76 to take a 2-1 lead in a best-of-five semifinal series.

Reeve wasn’t around to see the end of it after she was ejected with 23.8 seconds later, arguing that Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas should have been called for a foul while stealing the ball from Collier. The play ended with Thomas hitting a layup that put the Mercury up by six.

After running onto the floor to dispute the call, Reeve was given her second technical foul of the night, resulting in an ejection.

Postgame, Reeve didn’t hold back on the profaniti

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