As the two teams played, Ben Pickman and Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve confronted Sun players near the locker room Sunday after Connecticut's win in Game 1. Reeve, a four-time WNBA champion and Coach of the Year, reportedly had an issue with how the Sun celebrated their win.

Game 1 went right down to the wire, as Lynx star Napheesa Collier missed a three-point attempt from 24 feet as the final buzzer sounded. Sun forward Alyssa Thomas bolted down the

The Connecticut Sun are on the brink of elimination after losing 90-81 against the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3, delighting coach Cheryl Reeve who had a "run in" with their opponents