Harrison Ejected for Flagrant 2 on Reese as Dream Rout Tempo 102-77

Q: Why did a 'tackle-like' foul escape suspension under the WNBA's tough new rules?

It escaped a suspension because the WNBA’s new 2026 rules do not make every Flagrant 2 an automatic multi-game ban. Isabelle Harrison’s foul on Angel Reese was severe enough to be upgraded on review from a common foul to a Flagrant 2, which brought an immediate ejection. Under the league’s revised discipline system, that call also carries two flagrant points and a $1,000 fine. But a suspension is triggered only when a player’s running total reaches the league’s thresholds. Those thresholds are stricter than before, but they are still accumulation-based. A player is automatically suspended for one game at four flagrant points. A two-game suspension applies if a player gets a Flagrant 2 while already sitting on three points, or if she reaches six total points. In Harrison’s case, the available reporting indicates she did not have enough prior flagrant points for this incident alone to push her into suspension territory. So the “tackle-like” nature of the play explains the ejection, not necessarily a ban beyond that game. The league’s tougher approach this season is visible in the upgraded call, the automatic dismissal, and the higher fine. But unless the postgame review adds extra discipline or the player’s point total crosses the suspension line, even a violent-looking Flagrant 2 can stop at an ejection and fine.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 15

Isabelle Harrison was tossed in the third quarter after a Flagrant 2 foul for dragging Angel Reese to the floor under the basket, sparking a brief confrontation that teammates had to break up.
The ejection followed a physical, trash-talking matchup between the two forwards, with Harrison laughing as she headed to the locker room after the call.
Atlanta turned the game into a 102-77 win behind Allisha Gray's 26 points and Rhyne Howard's 24, improving the Dream to 9-4.
Angel Reese still posted 15 points and 17 rebounds, including a career-high 11 offensive boards—one shy of the WNBA single-game record—as Toronto fell to 7-7.