I spoke to the President earlier. We had a productive conversation and I explained to him that his staff doesn’t have their facts straight about Minnesota. My thoughts in the Wall Street Journal:
https://t.co/Prlt2mu8Bx
In my entire sports watching career I’ve never seen a more unanimous & vocal consensus that a game was rigged.
From journalists to independent viewers to current & former pro players the clear take is that NY was kept in the game at best; outright picked to win it at worst.
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@Alexand28619667 This is the take I can’t get over and can’t abide by. At the end of regulation the Liberty had shot nearly *20 more free throws* than the Lynx.
The Lynx didn’t “leave the lead to one possession”, the game had been *kept* within one possession using free throws all night.
@DOOHinsider Unfortunately, this isn’t even remotely the gotcha you think it is.
Also, the WNBA commissioner didn’t come out wearing a Lynx jersey after game four to hand them a trophy either.
@michelles2cool I've had so many replies and DM's that say exactly this: "I'm a (insert WNBA team fan that isn't Liberty or Lynx) and that was a joke."
@NelsonBeth Yes, the Lynx should have been up! *If the Liberty hadn't been award 20 more free throws than the Lynx* throughout the course of the game. That's exactly my point!
@NelsonBeth Huge difference between bad officiating and officiating with a motive. Hard agree the officiating was bad through the whole series but last night was *clearly* motivated. Sabrina and Stewart shot a combined 5/34, their team made 2 three's the entire night, and they win by 5?