Sun’s Thomas ejected for flagrant foul on Reese

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D’Angelo Russell Sky’s Angel Reese plays down Alyssa Thomas’ flagrant foul 2

Alexa Philippou, ESPNMay 25, 2024, 09:56 PM ET

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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, tie
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