LeBron James, Angel Reese, Rest Of Social Media Loses Mind Over Foul Call Against UConn

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CLEVELAND – The Iowa Hawkeyes beat the UConn Huskies in the Final Four on Friday night to advance to the National Championship game. They'll face the South Carolina Gamecocks, the team they beat in the Final Four last season before losing to LSU in the National Championship. 

But the most talked about event in the game came at the very end. Referees whistled UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards for an illegal screen with less than five seconds left on the clock. At that point, the Huskies trailed by one point and had a chance to win the game on the final possession. 

Aaliyah Edwards of the UConn Huskies gets emotional while speaking to the media after losing to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four.

Aaliyah Edwards of the UConn Huskies gets emotional while speaking to the media after losing to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four.

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However, the call effectively ended UConn's season and many people weren't happy about the way it all went down. That included some big names in the basketball world, like LeBron James and Angel Reese. 

Kelsey Plum, the former Washington Huskies player who held the NCAA women's college basketball all-time scoring record before Caitlin Clark broke it this season, also disagreed with the call. 

It wasn't just the stars, though, as A LOT of people were displeased with seeing a massive game come down to a controversial call at such a critical moment. 

Another user pointed out a different foul call against UConn from earlier in the game where it appeared that Aaliyah Edwards, who was also called for the critical offensive foul, literally got out of the way of Iowa guard Sydney Affolter. 

No one ever wants to see a game decided by referees, but unfortunately that's exactly what we got in the Women's Final Four on Friday night. The good news is that the world gets to watch Caitlin Clark play one more game for the Iowa Hawkeyes in Sunday's National Championship. 

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