The Atlanta Dream publicly criticized WNBA officiating after a 78-75 loss to the Washington Mystics on Friday, July 3, 2026.
Forward Angel Reese received her league-leading sixth technical foul during the game.
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Reese was assessed the technical midway through the third quarter after officials reviewed a play where she struck Washington center Shakira Austin in the face.
The league fined Reese $1,000.
Dream guard Jordin Canada expressed intense frustration during the post-game press conference.
She claimed the referees aided the Mystics during a crucial scoring run and failed to protect Reese when she was repeatedly hit while driving to the basket.
"I'm going to get fined, so I don't really care. Tonight, the officiating was awful, horrible," Canada said.
"I don't know how many times Angel has to get beat up in the paint for her to get a foul call.
It was blatant tonight. Every time she had a fast-break layup, she was getting hacked.
In the paint, she was getting hacked – no foul calls," she added.
Canada emphasized that the team was penalized quickly whenever they tried to play with similar physicality on defense.
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"But the other way, we can't play physical. Anytime we tried to play physical.
It was always a foul call. So I think officiating has to be better," she said.
She concluded by calling the performance of all three game officials terrible. "For some reason, again, I don't know what Angel has to do.
