article_snippet.sent: Above, Kantner stands next to North Carolina Tar Heels coach Sylvia Hatchell at a 2013 womens's NCAA game .
article_snippet.sent: In a statement about Kantner firing, the league said that Kantner was 'not making sufficient progress in Kantner own development'.
article_snippet.sent: Kantner said that Kantner was 'stunned' by Kantner letting go and that Kantner had been given no warning about the decision.
article_snippet.sent: Kantner worked as the supervisor of officials in the WNBA before going to the men's league, a role to which Kantner has since returned.
article_snippet.sent: Kantner played basketball at Drury University in Missouri and had plans to get a master's degree in divinity at Emory in Atlanta before being drawn to refereeing.
article_snippet.sent: Kantner soon became reffing women's college games as well as WNBA and NBA D-League matches, according to Grantland.
article_snippet.sent: Kantner first year in the league has not been without controversy.
article_snippet.sent: Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul was criticized by many for alleged sexism when Chris Paul said 'this might not be for Kantner,' after Chris Paul was given a technical fowl by Holtkamp.