Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello apologized to Angel Reese on Saturday after Brondello was heard calling Reese a “protected species” following a foul on Tempo center Nyara Sabally in the fourth quarter of Toronto’s 111-92 loss to the Atlanta Dream on Friday night.Sabally was called for a defensive foul on Reese with 3:16 to play, but Sabally fell to the floor and required attention from the Toronto medical staff. While Sabally was being attended to, Brondello yelled at official Toni Patillo, “Angel, she’s a protected species.”After the game, Reese reshared a post on X referencing Brondello’s comment and wrote “ARE WE SURPRISED?!” with a clown emoji and tagged Brondello’s account.On Saturday morning, Brondello apologized to Reese on X, writing: “Angel, I’m sorry. Last night, in the emotion of the moment after Nyara’s injury, I used a phrase that I shouldn’t have used, and I take full responsibility for that. My frustration was with the officiating, but my words unfairly put the focus on you.Sandy Brondello, who is from Australia, has been coaching in the WNBA since 2010. (Indrawan Kumala / NurPhoto via Getty Images)“I also understand that my words carried an impact beyond what I intended, particularly for Black women in our league, and I’m deeply sorry for that. I’ve spent my career competing with, coaching and learning from incredible Black women.