New York Liberty forward/guard Betnijah Laney-Hamilton is ejected after a shoe-throwing incident late in the fourth quarter of the Liberty’s 93-91 loss to the Toronto Tempo. Multiple outlets report that with 1:48 remaining, Laney-Hamilton throws a shoe that strikes Tempo guard Marina Mabrey in the back. The sequence includes a sneaker falling off and Laney-Hamilton appearing to try to return the shoe to teammate Jonquel Jones. Instead, the tossed shoe reaches Mabrey and leads to an immediate ejection.
CBS Sports also reports that the Liberty coaching staff criticizes officiating afterward, calling the calls “pathetic,” though the reports agree on the core incident: the shoe is thrown during the game’s closing minutes, Mabrey is hit, and Laney-Hamilton is removed from play as the Liberty rally attempt is derailed. The game result remains the same across sources: Toronto defeats New York 93-91.
