New York Liberty Report Post-Game Statement Regarding Overtime Timeout
Following a loss, the New York Liberty stated that officials informed them they did not have a reset timeout available during overtime.

Harlingen Weslaco Brownsville McAllen, TX, October 8, 2026 — A statement released by the New York Liberty following a recent game indicates a discrepancy concerning timeout availability during overtime. According to the team, officials informed them that a reset timeout was not available during the overtime period of their loss.
The New York Liberty organization has communicated that following their recent game, which resulted in a loss, they received information from game officials. This information pertained to the availability of a specific type of timeout during the overtime segment of the match. The team stated that officials informed them a reset timeout was not an option for use during overtime.
The precise details regarding the game in which this occurred, including the opponent, date, and location, were not provided in the summary. Similarly, the outcome of the game beyond the fact that the New York Liberty lost, and the specific score, were not detailed. The context surrounding the potential use or non-use of this reset timeout, and its impact on the game’s proceedings, was also not elaborated upon in the provided summary.
Further information regarding the league’s rules on reset timeouts in overtime, or any specific protocols that may have been invoked or misinterpreted, was not available. The statement from the New York Liberty focuses solely on the communication received from officials regarding the absence of a reset timeout option during the critical overtime phase of the game.
Story summarized from the original created by ALAN COLE, Associated Press on www.valleycentral.com, see more information here.
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