Brittney Griner ejected after bumping ref in tense scene

Brittney Griner didn’t let up, and it ended her night quite early Wednesday.

The controversial WNBA star earned an ejection in the third quarter of her Dream’s 88-85 road win over the Wings after receiving two technicals within seconds of one another, with the second coming after contact with a referee that caused the official to stumble.

The broadcast angle of the ejection made it hard to see if Griner bumped the referee, Angelica Suffren, although it appears that a coach touched the referee while attempting to separate the pair.

The tense scene unfolded with the Dream holding a 44-43 lead following a foul call on Griner during a battle for a rebound with less than a minute into the second half.

Griner, 34, immediately approached Suffren and voiced her displeasure with the call, which resulted in a technical foul.

Suffren walked away from Griner, but the Atlanta center followed her, which led to a Dream staffer attempting to cut off Griner and prevent any further issues.

However, that plan did not work.

As Griner followed the referee with the coach at her side, Suffren was bumped and immediately ejected the Dream star.

The broadcast said Griner made contact with the referee, although the staffer seemingly put her hand on Suffren’s right hand in an attempt to defuse the situation.

Griner then walked off the floor, keeping her head turned back to the referee before yelling.

The ejection ended a quiet night for Griner, who tallied just four points and four rebounds in 16 minutes.

She’s having a down season in her 12th year, averaging career-lows in points (10.6), minutes (23.3) and rebounds (5.6).

Griner’s season included an earlier controversy with Caitlin Clark, in which the veteran found herself under the microscope after the broadcast showed her reacting on the bench.

Speculation ran wild about whether Griner used an f-bomb while calling Clark a “white girl,” or if she had complained about the call, and she said she did not comment on Clark’s ethnicity.

Said Griner: “I know it wasn’t that because I wouldn’t use that type of language.”

The Dream have persevered despite the lack of usual production, with Wednesday’s win giving them a 16-11 record and putting them within 1 1/2 games of the No. 2 seed in the playoffs.