The Minnesota Lynx will fight to preserve their once promising championship aspirations when they battle the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the WNBA Semifinals on Sunday night, but they will have to do so without their head coach present. Cheryl Reeve is suspended for the contest for her “comments and conduct during and following” Friday's 84-76 Game 3 loss , per ESPN's Alexa Philippou.

Reeve and assistant coaches Eric Thibault and Rebekkah Brunson have also been fined. This move felt inevitable after the four-time champion and four-time WNBA Coach of the Year ripped the officiating crew to shreds while speaking to the media, going as far as to accuse the league of “malpractice” for assigning what she deemed to be an incompetent referee crew to a high-stakes matchup. Additionally, s

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