A Tossed Shoe Leads to Late Ejection and Derails Liberty Rally in a 93-91 Loss to Toronto
Officials ejected Betnijah Laney-Hamilton for throwing a sneaker that hit Marina Mabrey, and the New York Liberty fell 93-91 after rallying from 20 down.
- On Sunday, New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was ejected during a 93-91 loss to Toronto after a thrown shoe struck Tempo player Marina Mabrey late in the fourth quarter.
- Laney-Hamilton was attempting to return a sneaker to teammate Jonquel Jones when it errantly hit Mabrey, who had been jawing with her throughout the game.
- Officials assessed a second technical foul against Laney-Hamilton for throwing a "projectile on the court" following a review; Liberty coach Chris DeMarco called the decision "atrocious."
- The incident occurred with 1:48 remaining as Toronto held a 91-89 lead, and despite the Liberty rallying from a 20-point deficit, the team fell short.
- Toronto coach Sandy Brondello and Mabrey both characterized the contact as unintentional, with Mabrey noting she had to "take a couple breaths" before continuing.
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Chaos in WNBA as player ejected for throwing a SHOE at a rival she’d been scrapping with all game
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was tossed from the New York Liberty’s 93-91 loss to Toronto on Sunday after she threw a shoe that hit Tempo player Marina Mabrey in the back late in the fourth quarter. Laney-Hamilton later insisted that she was trying to get the sneaker back to teammate Jonquel Jones after it had fallen off. But the errant throw ended up hitting Mabrey, who initially looked furious once she realized what had happened. After a review, t…
Liberty’s Betnijah Laney-Hamilton ejected for throwing teammate’s shoe at opponent in bizarre scene
The Liberty's Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was ejected with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter of the Liberty’s 93-91 loss to the Toronto Tempo after she threw a shoe that hit Marina Mabrey in the back.
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A tossed shoe leads to late ejection and derails Liberty rally in a 93-91 loss to Toronto
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was tossed from the New York Liberty’s 93-91 loss to Toronto after she threw a shoe that hit Tempo player Marina Mabrey in the back late in the fourth quarter.
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