WNBA deserves blame for All-Star's inevitable injury

[FuzzyRabbit]

5. I've watched every Seattle Storm game since 2017. Every single game, every play.

And a few other teams' games, including the one in 2019 where Brittney Griner chased a player who fouled her and wouldn't let go of her arm. The result of that temper tantrum by Griner was that the refs started calling fouls that previously they had not called, and then player injuries were drastically reduced the rest of the season.

The officiating this year has been worse. No calls on obvious fouls and calls on barely fouls, incredibly inconsistent. Players get knocked down or poked in the eye all the time due to "incidental contact".

One Storm player (Gabby Williams) in one game was fouled on every drive to the basket, yet none were called until the end of the game after the coach (politely) complained to the refs. In another game, both teams players held onto the ball for two seconds with no jump ball call until Skylar Diggins yelled into the face of the closest ref.

Let's not forget the time outs not called in a timely manner by the refs, and the time outs they call when no one on either team calls for one. It happened today in the Indiana - Las Vegas game.

Since most coaches and so many players are unhappy with the refs, it is pretty clear that the W needs better refs.