Laney-Hamilton Ejected After Thrown Sneaker Hits Mabrey in Liberty's 93-91 Loss
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Laney-Hamilton Ejected After Thrown Sneaker Hits Mabrey in Liberty's 93-91 Loss
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Summary
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was tossed late in New York's 93-91 loss to Toronto after officials assessed a technical when her thrown sneaker struck Marina Mabrey in the back.
The play began when Jonquel Jones lost a shoe; Laney-Hamilton said she was trying to throw it back to her teammate, not hit an opponent.
The ejection halted a Liberty comeback after New York entered the fourth quarter down 16, with coach Chris DeMarco calling the whistle "atrocious" and game-changing.
Mabrey downplayed the incident after the win, saying Laney-Hamilton was likely just returning the shoe, though she accepted the free throw that followed.
The bizarre sequence capped an already testy game in which Laney-Hamilton had earlier drawn a Flagrant 1 during an exchange with Mabrey.