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09/22 09:27 CDT Breanna Stewart's 9-year no-tech streak snapped in the
Liberty's loss to Atlanta
Breanna Stewart's 9-year no-tech streak snapped in the Liberty's loss to Atlanta
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Breanna Stewart's nine-year run of not getting a technical
foul has come to an end after she picked one up in New York's 95-84 loss to
Atlanta.
Stewart last got a technical foul in 2017 and now has three in her career after
she was called for one in the waning minutes of the Liberty game on Monday
night.
Stewart was upset that the officials didn't call a foul when she drove to the
basket and Angel Reese stole the ball out of her hands with just under 2
minutes left in the game. Replays showed that Reese slapped Stewart's wrist.
"That absolutely was for the no-call," Stewart said on why she got the
technical foul.
Stewart had 27 points and 14 rebounds in the defeat, which ended the Liberty's
chances of getting homecourt in the opening round of the playoffs that begin
Sunday.
Stewart, who is second in the league in free throw attempts per game, said on
the way out of the news conference that Reese should pay the fine that comes
with the technical foul.
The two teams will play again on Wednesday in the regular-season finale.
The Liberty honored Stewart, along with the other six women's FIBA World Cup
players on their roster. Stewart earned MVP of that tournament earlier this
month, helping the U.S. win a fifth consecutive gold medal.
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