Has WNBA issued $80 positive to Bria Hartley for pulling Angel Reese’s hair? Viral declare debunked

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Connecticut Solar guard Bria Hartley pulled Chicago Sky star Angel Reese’s hair within the third quarter of Sunday’s recreation between the 2 groups. The foul prompted Reese to react, flailing her arms first earlier than staring down on the Solar’s place to begin guard. Connecticut forwards Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Tina Charles defended their teammate and confronted the Chi Barbie.

After the sport, NBA Centel, a parody account on X (previously Twitter), jumped in on the controversy by writing:

“The WNBA has issued an $80.50 positive to Bria Hartley for deliberately pulling Angel Reese’s hair, earlier than tax.”

After evaluate, the referees gave a technical foul to each Charles and Reese, who heatedly argued whereas teammates and officers separated them. Hartley acquired away with a free ball foul. A private foul doesn’t advantage a penalty or a positive, making NBA Centel’s submit a hilarious try to troll the incident.

The play occurred after Kamilla Cardoso, guarded by Nelson-Ododa, muffed a 3-foot banked shot. Reese went for the offensive rebound in opposition to former Chicago Sky teammate Marina Mabrey. Whereas the All-Star ahead tried to seize management of the ball, Hartley slapped the ball along with her proper hand however pulled Reese’s hair along with her left.

After a quick lull, the sport continued with out additional incident. Reese had 5 factors, two assists and one steal within the third quarter. She helped the Chicago Sky take a 59-54 lead coming into the fourth quarter.

In the meantime, Bria Hartley ran the Solar offense and contributed an help to Tina Charles. Connecticut saved the sport shut however struggled to get rhythm due to turnovers.

Followers react to Bria Hartley pulling Angel Reese’s hair

The controversial hair-pulling stunt Bria Hartley did in opposition to Angel Reese rapidly went viral. Followers promptly reacted to the weird foul from Hartley that led to a heated argument between Reese and Tina Charles.

Dang they tryna bully Angel Reese now. That appear to be it was on objective

One fan mentioned:

I’m a Reese fan however She be doing to a lot.

One other fan added:

That is nothing in comparison with what occurs to Caitlin Clark each recreation.

Yet one more fan continued:

I like this lady much less on a regular basis

One other fan reacted:

Maintain me again, maintain me again 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Angel Reese completed the sport along with her first profession triple-double. She put up 11 factors, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, three steals and two blocks. Bria Hartley struggled, ending the sport with six factors behind 3-for-10 capturing, together with 0-for-3 from deep.

The Solar and the Sky will meet once more in mid-August. Though the 2 groups are on the backside of the standings, their subsequent recreation may very well be extra anticipated following the Hartley-Reese incident.