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Mercury's Tibbetts rips WNBA after Thomas ruling
Key takeaways
- Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts called out the WNBA and defended his star player, Alyssa Thomas, ahead of the team's matchup against the Toronto Tempo on Saturday.
- No foul was called during the game, but after the league reviewed the incident the next day, it deemed it worthy of further punishment.
- "I'd like to hit on my disappointment in the suspension process by our league and our leaders in the W.
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Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts called out the WNBA and defended his star player, Alyssa Thomas, ahead of the team's matchup against the Toronto Tempo on Saturday.
The comments came as Thomas served her one-game suspension for a play earlier in the week involving Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, in which Thomas "recklessly [made] contact with her fist to the throat area," according to the WNBA. Fever coach Stephanie White called the play a "cheap shot."
No foul was called during the game, but after the league reviewed the incident the next day, it deemed it worthy of further punishment.
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