Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve has been fined $15,000 for her outburst during Game 3 of her team's semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury and subsequent comments criticizing the league and the officials, according to The Athletic . Reeve was also suspended for her team's season-ending Game 4 defeat on Sunday.
Reeve's fine appears to be the largest individual fine handed out in WNBA history, far surpassing the $2,500 Diana Taurasi was fined for making contact with an official during Game 2 of the 2021 Finals.
The WNBA also fined Lynx assistants Eric Thibault and Rebekkah Brunson for their reactions to the controversial end of Game 3. Thibault was dinged for an "inappropriate interaction with an official on the court," while Brunson was punished for an "inappropriate socia