Brawl Breaks Out in WNBA Game

There is something about Detroit basketball that incites riots. First there was the Pacers-Pistons brawl and now the women are getting in on the act as a Detroit Shock and LA Sparks game turned ugly in the final seconds. A collision between the Sparks' Candace Parker and Detroit's Plenette Pierson turned into a shoving match that saw players and coaches from both teams leave the bench. Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn, who was involved in the Pistons-Pacers brawl on Nov. 19, 2004, as a Detroit broadcaster trying to break up the fight, appeared to shove Lisa Leslie to the floor at one point. Parker, Milton-Jones, Pierson and Mahorn were all ejected, while Detroit's Cheryl Ford left the floor on a wheelchair after getting injured while trying to restrain Pierson. What really surprises me is that Detroit Bad Boy Bill Laimbee, who is the Shock coach, didn't get in on the brawl for old times sake as his assistant coach did.