Angel Reese Booed, Dream HC’s ‘Awful’ Decision & More Headline Game 5 As Valkyries Take WNBA Finals Lead
Oct 26, 2026 | 10:56 PM EDT With the WNBA Finals series tied 2-2, the Golden State Valkyries entered Game 5 knowing a victory would put them one win away from the title. After a hard-fought 40-minute battle, the Valkyries secured a 64-55 victory at Chase Center to take a 3-2 series lead. However, the final score was only part of the story. Here are the key takeaways from Golden State’s pivotal win over Atlanta. The officials immediately called an offensive foul on Reese, but they did not review the contact for a possible upgrade to a technical or flagrant foul. That decision quickly became a talking point among fans. “Unbelievable. Angel Reese uses her elbow to viciously strike the defender in the face. Refs don’t even review! The broadcast calls it ‘inadvertent’ lol. What’s going on with these WNBA refs??,” one fan wrote on X. The decision not to review the play became even more…














































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