# Liberty denied timeout

Sports · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 9m airtime

The New York Liberty lost an overtime playoff game to the Atlanta Dream by three points on October 7, 2026, after referees told Breanna Stewart the team was out of timeouts when it still had one. Stewart said she asked both officials during Atlanta free throws whether the Liberty could call timeout and advance the ball, and both said no. The referees' pool report has since contradicted Stewart's account of the exchange. The discussion centers on whether the error left the team with any recourse, since arguing would have drawn a technical, and on which account of the timeout is accurate.

Page: https://boilpoints.com/point/liberty_denied_timeout_2198708914

## Segments

- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-08, 6:19 to 8:10: **Opens the Liberty timeout error story**. Opens a new story: the Liberty's overtime playoff loss to Atlanta, where both referees told Breanna Stewart the team was out of timeouts when it had one. Walks through the final seconds and Stewart's account, arguing the error left no way to challenge it. New angle: Both referees told Breanna Stewart the Liberty had no timeouts when they had one.
- [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-09, 2:36 to 9:58: **Adds the pool report contradicting Stewart**. Revisits the Liberty-Dream overtime ending and adds the referees' pool report, which came out over an hour later and contradicted Stewart's account that they told her she had no reset timeout. Frames it around Chris DeMarco's inexperience and a badly officiated game, then widens to the playoff picture. New angle: The referees' pool report contradicted Stewart's account of the timeout.