Angel Reese said Sunday she accepts Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello’s apology and is ready to move on after the WNBA suspended Brondello for one game.
The league acted after Brondello was overheard calling Reese a “protected species” during Atlanta’s 111-92 win Friday, with the remark picked up on the broadcast after a foul involving Nyara Sabally.
Reese said the last 48 hours brought heavy support and that she appreciated the WNBA’s response, adding there is no place in the league for discrimination or hate.
Brondello, in her first season with expansion Toronto, said on social media the phrase is common in Australian sports for a player seen as getting favorable calls, but in the U.S. it can carry derogatory racial meaning.