The LA Sparks beat the Detroit Shock 84-81 last night but it’s going to be the last few seconds of the game that everyone is going to be talking about for the next few days. A fight between Candace Parker and Plenette Pierson broke out as the two women got tangled up while battling the boards after a free throw attempt.
Pierson took it upon herself to go after Parker and tried to maul her over as she was getting up off the floor. Candace in turn showed Pierson that she wasn’t about to take no crap from her or anyone else.
I mean you gotta love a rookie who ain’t afraid to hold her own.
The benches cleared and Detroit Assistant Coach Rick Mahorn found himself in the middle of all the drama. Not for trying to be a peacemaker but for shoving Lisa Leslie to the floor.
You watch the tape and be the judge, but Leslie definitely didn’t get on the floor on her own.
DeLisha Milton-Jones, who stood up for her teammate, punched Mahorn in the back and was ejected along with Parker, Rick Mahorn, and Plenette Pierson.
The Shock could be without Cheryl Ford, one of their star players, for awhile because she sprained her right knee trying to play peacemaker and had to be wheel off in a wheelchair.
The ladies definitely put an end to the thought that the WNBA is a “girly” game full of soft players who can ball.
For those of you that missed the action here it is:
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