{
  "id": 13479447,
  "title": "WNBA Investigated Controversial Ending to Liberty-Dream Game 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/wnba-investigated-controversial-ending-to-liberty-dream-game-2",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T17:44:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/wnba-investigated-controversial-ending-to-liberty-dream-game-2-12550944"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Atlanta Dream secured a 85-83 victory over the New York Liberty in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals on Friday night, completing a sweep of the series. However, controversy erupted following Game 2 on Wednesday night, prompting the WNBA to launch an investigation into the finish. Despite a strong performance by New York All-Star Breanna Stewart, who recorded 35 points and 11 rebounds in Game 2, the Liberty ultimately lost 101-98.\n\nStewart claimed that referees told her the Liberty did not have a reset timeout before the final possession in overtime. According to Stewart, the league confirmed that the Liberty indeed had a reset timeout remaining after the game. Officials disputed Stewart's claims, stating that she was standing behind referee Kevin Fahy when he confirmed with his partner that the Liberty did have a reset timeout. The Dream will advance to the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries, beginning on October 17.",
  "summary": "The WNBA said they investigated the controversial ending to Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals but \"No further follow up is expected.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}