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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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “Liberty Dream Playoff Battle” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
Breanna Stewart thought she was fouled by Angel Reese on a shot late in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 95-84 loss.
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she → think → loss
The officials didn’t call it.
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officials → call → it
Stewart ultimately fouled Reese.
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Stewart → foul → Reese
The officials saw that one.
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officials → see → one
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you → get → things
tRY IT NOWStewart, known for her elite composure, stomped and gave the official a piece of her mind.
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NOWStewart → try → mind
It resulted in Stewart’s first technical foul since 2017, her second WNBA season.
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It → result → 2017
“That absolutely was [because of] the no-call,” Stewart said afterward.
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Stewart → say → call
“She slapped the s–t out of my hand.
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She → slap → hand
So yeah, you gotta see that.
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you → got → that
Baseline ref, you gotta see that.”
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you → got → that
Sabrina Ionescu didn’t think Stewart’s actions warranted a technical foul.
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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.
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Ionescu → want → techs
If it was a stat like that, I would have wanted to see something crazy.
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I → want → something
She’s very composed.
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She → ’ → ?
She talks to the refs really nicely and doesn’t get techs often.
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She → talk → techs
So I’m happy for her.”
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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.
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she → get → game
Instead, that moment resulted in a three-point swing for the Dream, who extended their lead to 11.
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who → result → 11
That moment didn’t prove to be the difference by any means.
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moment → prove → means
“She’s a soft-spoken killer,” Ionescu said of Stewart.
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Ionescu → ’ → Stewart
“She’ll talk to them really nicely and she knows how to do it.
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she → talk → it
She’s a pro; she does it the right way.
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she → ’ → it
Yelling at them doesn’t get you anything.”
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Yelling → yell → anything
Stewart led the Liberty with 27 points and 14 rebounds.
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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.
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her → continue → medal
In three games since returning from Berlin, Stewart is averaging 26 points and 10.7 rebounds.
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Stewart → return → points
“I’m just really locked in,” Stewart said.
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Stewart → lock → ?
“I just want to leave it all out on the court and do that on a nightly basis.
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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.”
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we → think → month
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