Becky Hammon slams officiating in expletive-laden rant after Aces loss
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Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon couldn't hold her poker face following her team's loss on Thursday.
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After the Dallas Wings used a dominant second half to defeat the Aces 95-87 on Thursday, Hammon unleashed an expletive-laden rant about officiating, which has emerged as a topic of conversation early this season. Hammon acknowledged that the Aces were getting their hacks in, but said officials didn't call it both ways.
"We're not getting the same whistle," Hammon said postgame. "I'm (expletive) tired of that (expletive)."
"I mean A'ja Wilson shoots one free throw. Chennedy Carter zero, Jackie Young zero," Hammon added. "I'm not saying (the Wings) didn't earn their 22 down there, but when Awak Kuier shoots more free throws than A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young and Chennedy Carter all combined? That's a problem."
The Aces finished shooting 7-of-12 from the free throw line, while the Wings were 19-of-22 from the free-throw line. Wilson's first and only free-throw attempt of the night came with 1:21 remaining in the fourth quarter. She played 35 minutes and finished with 21 points. Young (15 points) and Carter (14 points) didn't make it to the free throw line in 52 combined minutes.
Officiating wasn't the only thing Hammon criticized. She lamented her team's self-inflicted wounds and called out their defensive effort after giving up 50 second-half points, compared to 34 for the Aces.
"I think our defense sucked," Hammon said. "Did a nice job in the first quarter and then you just have slippage and that slippage compounds and you don't have enough timeouts to even stop the bleeding. And then we stopped moving the ball offensively, so it compounds. We started taking some uncharacteristic shots there and yeah, that's what happens when you don't play defense."
Hammon noted that her criticism would likely result in a fine, which she gladly accepts: "Give me my fine "
The Aces dropped to 4-3 on the season with the loss.
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