Lip-readers thought they caught Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides screaming F-bombs at a referee in the Game 1 playoff loss to the Connecticut Fever.
But I’m here to inform you that you’re probably wrong.
A hat tip to our Prince Grimes, who noted in our work group chat that Sides was probably screaming “FATOU!” That would be the first name of referee Fatou Cissoko-Stephens, who was working the game on Sunday. Sides had gotten hit with a technical foul in that moment.
I know, the lip-reading sure made it look like she was saying something else, but this seems like the most plausible explanation here.
Here are the videos of the moment from that playoff game:
https://twitter.com/sudharsan_ak/status/1837937061669884215?s=46&t=s5N-JgxcI5k9IbFhklucXA
https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1837938701382427113
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