Alexa Philippou, ESPNMay 25, 2024, 09:56 PM ET
- Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA
- Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
- Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer
Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas was ejected late in the third quarter of Saturday night’s 86-82 win at the Chicago Sky after being assessed a flagrant foul 2 on rookie Angel Reese.
Thomas and Reese were battling down low for a rebound when Thomas extended her left arm and made contact with Reese’s neck, causing Reese to take a hard fall.
After the play was reviewed, Thomas, who came in second in MVP voting last season, received the first flagrant foul 2 of her career and the eighth flagrant of any kind, tied for second most in league history. She left with nine points, six assists and six rebounds.
Reese, the No. 7 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, finished 13 points and five rebounds.
“It was a physical game out there,” Sun center Brionna Jones said. “I think it was a little out of hand at the beginning, which led into that. But we got to play through it, play through adversity, and we did and came out with the win.”
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