Becky Hammon gets ejected for berating a referee

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Becky Hammon gets ejected for berating a referee

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Aug 19, 2026 12:08 AM ET

Becky Hammon showed off her San Antonio Spurs roots on Tuesday night.

The Las Vegas Aces coach Hammon was ejected from her team’s game against the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday. In the second quarter at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., Hammon began berating referee Amy Bonner after a defensive rebound by the Aces.

Bonner quickly called a technical foul on Hammon, but Hammon continued to angrily pursue her. Despite being held back by assistant coaches and by Aces superstar A’ja Wilson, Hammon then picked up a second technical foul and was ejected from the game.

Here is the video of the full sequence.

BECKY HAMMON EJECTED LMAOOOOO LETS GET NEGATIVE pic.twitter.com/YF2sRsOjTK
— Shabazz (@ShowCaseShabazz) August 19, 2026

It appears that Hammon was upset about a no-call on a Wilson drive to the basket during the previous possession.

Becky Hammon gets ejected with a double technical after she crashes out on the refs for not calling the foul for A’ja Wilson. pic.twitter.com/YSawFEeo5G
— Ashwin (@Sudharsan_ak) August 19, 2026

After Hammon was ejected, Aces assistant Charlene Thomas-Swinson took over as acting head coach. In the end though, it was the Dream who earned the 97-82 victory over the Aces.

Hammon, 49, is in her fifth season as head coach of Las Vegas and has led the team to three WNBA championships over that span. But she was already involved in a notable controversy earlier this month and continued on that trend with her ejection from Tuesday’s game against Atlanta.

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