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Breanna Stewart blows her top after critical Angel Reese no-call in Liberty loss

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Kenney, M. (2026, September 22). Breanna Stewart blows her top after critical Angel Reese no-call in Liberty loss. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/sports/breanna-stewart-blows-her-top-after-angel-reese-no-call-in-liberty-loss/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-22 · by Madeline Kenney

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During a recent WNBA game, Breanna Stewart protested against an officiating no-call during a critical moment in the fourth quarter. After expressing her frustration to the officials, she received a technical foul for the first time since 2017. Despite this, teammate Sabrina Ionescu defended Stewart's right to speak up given her usual composure and respectful interactions with referees. Stewart scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the loss but emphasized her focus on playing hard every game.
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The New York Liberty lost 95-84 to the Atlanta Dream in a crucial game on Monday night, ending their chances of securing home-court advantage for the playoffs and leaving them likely to start on the road. The loss came after playing back-to-back games following a match in Toronto, leading to fatigue that affected performance. Breanna Stewart recorded 27 points and 14 rebounds but was visibly frustrated by a no-call from officials late in the game, resulting in her first technical foul since 2017. With just two regular-season games remaining, including another against Atlanta on Wednesday, the Liberty’s playoff scenario remains uncertain as they could finish anywhere between fifth and eighth place depending on other results around the league.

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Madeline Kenney
53 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Jazzy Davidson, the reigning Freshman of the Year, is expected to take a leap, and USC also welcomes the nation’s top recruiting class, headlined by Saniyah Hall.
🔮 Regardless of what happens Saturday, a first-time champion will be crowned.
🔮 But they will have to do it without Jaedyn Shaw and Rose Lavelle, two of the club’s leading scorers.
🔮 A 27-point blowout prompted Gabby Williams to immediately deliver an impassioned message to her teammates in a huddle on the floor.
🔮 This unfamiliar position has forced the U.S. to confront a new reality in which reclaiming the top spot will require measuring itself against the team that holds it.
🔮 Entering Friday, with New York on the brink of elimination, all Stewart could think about was extending the Liberty’s season.
🔮 The Liberty would like to think they could be the first and vowed to chip away at the mountain one game at a time. “The mentality is just that it’s not over,” Ionescu said.
🔮 When the Women’s Champions Classic returns to Barclays Center later this year, the spotlight will shine on some of the biggest stars in women’s college basketball.
🔮 The Liberty, now trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five semifinals, learned after the game they had a reset timeout after all and could’ve advanced the ball on the final possession.
🔮 NOW“I would probably say that too if I didn’t want to admit that we got beat by somebody else,” Dream wing Rhyne Howard said Tuesday.
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Stewart PERSON · 10× Liberty ORG · 3× Ionescu PERSON · 2× WNBA ORG · 2× Angel Reese PERSON · 1× Breanna Stewart PERSON · 1× Madeline Kenney PERSON · 1× NOWStewart PERSON · 1× Post Sports+ for ORG · 1× Reese PERSON · 1×

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“If I wanted to see Stewie get a tech for the first time since 2017, I would have wanted something a little bit more animated than that because I think there’s a lot of players in the league that do that nightly and don’t get techs,” Ionescu said.
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🔮 “If I wanted to see Stewie get a tech for the first time since 2017, I would have wanted something a little bit more animated than that because I think there’s a lot of players in the league that do that nightly and don’t get techs,” Ionescu said.

Claims (30 extracted, 0 hedged)

Breanna Stewart thought she was fouled by Angel Reese on a shot late in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 95-84 loss. asserted
she → think → loss
The officials didn’t call it. asserted
officials → call → it
Stewart ultimately fouled Reese. asserted
Stewart → foul → Reese
The officials saw that one. asserted
officials → see → one
We’ve got you covered on the Liberty beat Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Madeline Kenney about all things Liberty and WNBA. asserted
you → get → things
tRY IT NOWStewart, known for her elite composure, stomped and gave the official a piece of her mind. asserted
NOWStewart → try → mind
It resulted in Stewart’s first technical foul since 2017, her second WNBA season. asserted
It → result → 2017
“That absolutely was [because of] the no-call,” Stewart said afterward. asserted
Stewart → say → call
“She slapped the s–t out of my hand. asserted
She → slap → hand
So yeah, you gotta see that. asserted
you → got → that
Baseline ref, you gotta see that.” asserted
you → got → that
Sabrina Ionescu didn’t think Stewart’s actions warranted a technical foul. asserted
actions → think → foul
“If I wanted to see Stewie get a tech for the first time since 2017, I would have wanted something a little bit more animated than that because I think there’s a lot of players in the league that do that nightly and don’t get techs,” Ionescu said. asserted
Ionescu → want → techs
If it was a stat like that, I would have wanted to see something crazy. asserted
I → want → something
She’s very composed. asserted
She → ’ → ?
She talks to the refs really nicely and doesn’t get techs often. asserted
She → talk → techs
So I’m happy for her.” asserted
I → ’m → her
Had Stewart gotten the foul call she wanted, she would’ve had the chance to cut an eight-point deficit to six with about two minutes left in the game. asserted
she → get → game
Instead, that moment resulted in a three-point swing for the Dream, who extended their lead to 11. asserted
who → result → 11
That moment didn’t prove to be the difference by any means. asserted
moment → prove → means
“She’s a soft-spoken killer,” Ionescu said of Stewart. asserted
Ionescu → ’ → Stewart
“She’ll talk to them really nicely and she knows how to do it. asserted
she → talk → it
She’s a pro; she does it the right way. asserted
she → ’ → it
Yelling at them doesn’t get you anything.” asserted
Yelling → yell → anything
Stewart led the Liberty with 27 points and 14 rebounds. asserted
Stewart → lead → points
The performance continued what has been a dominant stretch, following her being named FIBA Women’s World Cup MVP after leading Team USA to its fifth consecutive gold medal. asserted
her → continue → medal
In three games since returning from Berlin, Stewart is averaging 26 points and 10.7 rebounds. asserted
Stewart → return → points
“I’m just really locked in,” Stewart said. asserted
Stewart → lock → ?
“I just want to leave it all out on the court and do that on a nightly basis. asserted
I → want → basis
And I think that making sure to set the tone for my team and really let them know what type of basketball we’re going to be playing for the next hopefully month and beyond.” asserted
we → think → month
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