Aces coach Becky Hammon blows up at refs after getting ejected in fiery WNBA scene

Becky Hammon’s time on the court Tuesday night was shorter than expected.During the second quarter of the Aces’ 97-82 loss to the Dream, the Las Vegas head coach was ejected after picking up two quick technical fouls in succession following a heated outburst over a missed call at Michelob ULTRA Arena.During an Atlanta possession with just over five minutes left in the quarter, Hammon mouthed off to the sideline referee, Amy Bonner, just as Angel Reese cleanly attempted a contested shot but missed.As soon as the possession changed, Bonner assessed Hammon her first technical foul, which set the head coach into more of a tailspin.She charged toward Bonner in anger as A’ja Wilson and fellow Aces coaches attempted to keep her from getting a second tech, pushing her back towards the Las Vegas bench.

Yet, she pushed too far and another official, Roy Gulbeyan, issued her the second, resulting in the toss.Before leaving the court, Hammon got out more of her angst and encouraged her bench to carry on the rest of the game.The home crowd cheered for Hammon as she headed for the tunnel, with one fan giving the three-time WNBA champion coach a high-five.Several fans chatted about the ejection on social media, questioning what Hammon was all up in arms about since things looked clean on the Dream’s possession.

However, Wilson didn’t get a foul call on a drive to the basket during the prior possession.The four-time MVP beat Dream’s Madina Okot but Jordin Canada rushed in to swipe for the ball, hitting Wilson’s arm as she went up to lay the ball in the hoop.The shot hit the underside of the board and Hammon was fired up over the no-call.

Jackie Young and Wilson both backed their coach during the postgame press conference.“I mean, Becky rightfully so was upset with the no call that we had down on the other end, and then there was another, I don’t know what happened on the other side,” Young said.“But just the inconsistency that we see sometimes, it’s frust...