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Liberty, refs at odds postgame over reset timeout in Game 2

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Updated Oct 8, 8:19 PM ET

Breanna Stewart said officials told her the Liberty did not have a reset timeout to use at the end of overtime in Wednesday's loss at Atlanta. Crew chief Fatou Cissoko-Stephens disputed this in a pool report, saying the remaining timeout was communicated.

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Suns’ Dillon Brooks calls out refs for ‘trying to reinvent wheel’ after Phoenix falls victim to new points of emphasis

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One area of improvement that the majority of NBA players and coaches, such as Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks, were hoping for was the league refs’ updated points of emphasis. Some of them involve how push-offs work, extending the arm, and playing with excessive force while getting to the basket. Unfortunately, the preseason appears to […] The post Suns’ Dillon Brooks calls out refs for ‘trying to reinvent wheel’ after Phoenix falls victim to new points of emphasis appeared first on Clutch...

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Timberwolves’ Jonathan Kuminga Fires Back After Fan Calls Him NSFW Nickname

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Updated Oct 8, 11:30 AM ET

A fan recently went too far while talking to Minnesota Timberwolves star Jonathan Kuminga, giving the NBA player the NSFW nickname “Kumbucket.” He appeared to be leaving an arena when a fan yelled the nickname at him. Kuminga did not back down, directly saying, “Whoever said that, I’m gonna come find you and slap you,” […] The post Timberwolves’ Jonathan Kuminga threatens to slap fan for calling him NSFW nickname appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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“Found Not to Have Violated”: WNBA Broadcaster Sets the Record Straight on Candace Parker Amid Fever Fan Controversy

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While the first-round series between the Indiana Fever and the Las Vegas Aces wrapped up 2-1 in the Aces’ favor, the controversial incident between A’ja Wilson and a fan sitting courtside is still a point of debate among the basketball community. Hall of Famer and WNBA broadcaster Candace Parker’s recent comments have also added to this saga, with Parker inadvertently making a small mistake in describing the fan incident in a Fever-Aces game during the regular season on her podcast.

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