Out of Bounds Rick Mahorn: Will the Fight Between Candace Parker and Plenette Pierson Change the Scope of the WNBA?

Deadspin found this 7/23/2008 on thestartingfive.net [flag]

A change is gonna come, but don’t compare this to the Detroit/Indiana “brawl”. If you do, that’s irresponsible. This is the WNBA not the NBA As I write this in my best attempt to stay clear of being judge and jury, a fight occurred during a basketball game in a familiar venue. If the Palace at Auburn Hills rings a bell, then you must understand that there has ... [link]

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Rick Mahorn Still Can't Figure Out How To Talk To Girls [Wnba]
Published 7/23/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Mahorn's pimp shove of Leslie will be scrutinized the most, as the league tries to determine if he was protecting his players and acting as a peacekeeper (as he and many others involved claim) or if he became so caught up in the scrum that he actually purposely pushed the 36-year-old mother to the floor. It's doubtful those were Mahorn's intentions, but Leslie, immediately after the fight, seemed to think otherwise. In a statement after the fight, Mahorn said he was "trying to protect the integrity of the game" and insisted he "would never push a woman." Not on purpose, I guess. ...

Palace Brawl, part deux
Published 7/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Stankoniforous 0ne) at The Stankoniforous Files
This story is making its way around the sports blog world. The Palace at Auburn Hills, is now home to a second brawl. This time its in the WNBA. Don't front like women don't mix it up, too. ...

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Four ejected in WNBA fight

And One posted 7/23/2008 from teeoff.wordpress.com

Nothing better to break the summertime blues than a good old NBA, er, WNBA brawl…well more of a scuffle but still a little excitement in the WNBA. Here is a link to the FOX story… The LA Sparks and Detroit Shock were battling when LA’s Candace Parker collided with Plenette Pierson. The two started shoving and [...]

Shock and Sparks Give Us Our First WNBA Brawl

Hugging Harold Reynolds found this 7/23/2008 on www.sportsbybrooks.com

On Saturday, Milka Duno threw her towel at Danica Patrick for yelling at her after a time run for the Honda Indy 200 and we all called the minor flare up between the two female athletes a “cat fight.” What happened last night in Detroit, ...

Ugly Brawl Makes the WNBA Relevant

The Association found this 7/23/2008 on nba.fanhouse.com

Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast! One moment Plenette Pierson and Candace Parker are jostling for position, and the next Rick Mahorn is shoving Lisa Leslie to the ground and Cheryl Ford is being carted ...

Let's Play The Feud: The WNBA Edition

Hardwood Paroxysm found this 7/23/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

Man, there are fights and then there are fiiiiights. This one is pure gold on so many levels that I can't even explain what's going on. I know what we can do! Let's have a scavenger hunt!!! Please look for the following items and check them off your ...

Brawl Breaks Out in WNBA Game

CelticsBlog found this 7/23/2008 on celticsgreen.blogspot.com

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 ...

Detroit Shock-Los Angeles Sparks WNBA Fight

Hugging Harold Reynolds found this 7/23/2008 on youbeenblinded.com

The Los Angeles Sparks and Detroit Shock exchanged shoves in what is being dubbed “The First Brawl in WNBA History”. Cheryl Ford of the Detroit Shock and Candace Parker of the Sparks started the bad blood and with four seconds ...

WNBA goes WWE

And One posted 7/23/2008 from www.smackcaster.com

The WNBA doesn’t garner much attention. But this will certainly be featured everywhere . The Detroit Shock and Los Angeles Sparks saw spars fly at the end of their game on Tuesday night. 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 ...

WNBA Sparks/Shock CATFIGHT!!! (and a conspiracy theory)

Cavsboard posted 7/23/2008 from www.cavsboard.com

Cavsboard.com breaks down what might be the greatest moment in the history of women's athletics blow by blow, asking the question everyone wants to know. Is Rick Mahorn responsible for the most entertaining moment of WNBA action ever?

Rick Mahorn Fights Chicks

CelticsBlog found this 7/23/2008 on redsarmy.wordpress.com

AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza You knew this was eventually going to happen. A full-fledged catfight during a WNBA game . But wait, there’s more. Rick Mahorn got involved. He pushed Lisa Leslie so hard, she fell to the ground. Then he put his ...

On a Comedy Scale, the WNBA Fight is Somewhere Between Eddie Murphy Raw and American Pie

Hugging Harold Reynolds found this 7/23/2008 on thebiglead.com

Starring Rick Mahorn as the Incredible Hulk! This, friends, is the greatest highlight in the league’s 11-year history. (And it wasn’t a “ scuffle .”) Candace Parker is rapidly becoming our favorite female athlete, ever. ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: More Crazy Brawling

Dan Shanoff found this 7/25/2008 on www.sportingnews.com

Today's Calls: Minor-league baseball vs. WNBA, Nancy Lieberman vs. Brett Favre, Carlos Zambrano vs. Ryan Braun, Andris Biedrins vs. Josh Childress and More. The Opening Pitch: Brawls are the new hotness! Not even Nancy Lieberman can stop them! ...

Suspensions for WNBA brawl

Posted 7/24/2008 on Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers

The WNBA suspended 10 players and Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn for their roles in Tuesday's bench-clearing brawl. If you haven't seen it yet, check the video below: Detroit's Plenette Pierson was given the biggest suspension, four games, as she was the one who (arguably) initiated and escalated the whole thing. Mahorn was given two games, [...]

Malice In The Palace - Ladies Night

Posted 7/23/2008 on Intentional Foul

Yeah, this video is going to be everywhere when the sun comes up so I’ll jump in and enjoy the fun. Last night at the Palace at Auburn Hills, the WNBA decided to put on their version of Malice in the Palace. And what a joyful event it was. Let’s see, we’ve got Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks and Plenette Pierson of the Detroit Shock falling all over each other and ...

Video: WNBA Fight, Starring The L.A. Sparks, The Detroit Shock and Candace Parker

Posted 7/23/2008 on Sportaphile

This will probably be the most press the WNBA gets for the next 12 months, which is sad because the discussion will have nothing to do with the actual game. The Starting Five seems to think Rick Mahorn’s decision to push Lisa Leslie to the ground will have harsh implications. The skirmish started moments after Candace Parker and Detroit’s Cheryl Ford had to be separated after ...

Out of Bounds Rick Mahorn: Will the Fight Candace Parker and Plenette Pierson Change the Scope of the WNBA?

Posted 7/23/2008 on The Starting Five

Video: WNBA Game Breaks Out At Minor League Stadium

Posted 7/25/2008 on Bugs & Cranks

July 24th, 2008 — Peoria Chiefs (Cubs) at Dayton Dragons (Reds) Somewhere off camera Rick Mahorn was getting punched by women and then shoving them around. As usual, ESPN doesn’t give you the whole story. The brawl itself was indeed newsworthy, but listen to what else happened in this one. Here’s a recap. 1st inning In the top half, Peoria’s Nate Samson ...

YouTube of the Day: Detroit vs. LA, WNBA fight

Posted 7/23/2008 on Ball Don't Lie

The WNBA game between the LA Sparks and Detroit Shock got a little heated in the final five seconds last night. Sparks' stars Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie were involved in the melee with Cheryl Ford and bad boy coaches Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer of the Detroit Shock. Here's the wild video: When all was said and done, three players were ejected from the game along with Mahorn. Ford ...

Video: WNBA Fight

Posted 7/23/2008 on The Association

by Brett Edwards That's right, the off season is so slow that I'm posting WNBA videos. But this one's interesting, I promise: it's the first (and hopefully the last) major brawl that's taken place in the WNBA. WNBA Final by bsap11 I love that former Detroit Bad Boys Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer were prominently involved in this; Mahorn physically, and Laimbeer verbally. Bill ...

Exclusive WNBA Fight Video

Posted 7/23/2008 on Friends of the Program

Insert Chris Rock “hitting a woman” joke here Alot of the scuttle and butt this morning centers around the sexy pillow fight WNBA melee that occurred last night in, where else, Detroit. Apparently, as the refs, players, and coaches tried to break up the scrum, former Pistons Bad bow and current Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn may or may not have pushed Sparks ...

Brawl at the Palace: WNBA version

Posted 7/23/2008 on Sports Crackle Pop

Does it take a fight to make the WNBA relevant? I think so. In the closing seconds of the game, LA Sparks’ Candance Parker leg sweeps someone from the Detroit Shock and a pileup ensues. The benches clear and in the mess, Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn “accidently” shoves Lisa Leslie to the ground. And then another Sparks player punches Mahorn in the back. The worse part ...

Malice at the Palace Part 2: Girl Fight!

Posted 7/23/2008 on Basketbawful

Let's see. A fight broke out during a basketball game in Detroit. Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn were prominently involved. Mahorn got ejected. Yup, that sounds about ri...wait, what?! This happened during a WNBA game? You bet your vintage collection of Kobe Bryant Nutella it did. As Hubie Brown might say, things got a little "chippy" late in the game when the Detroit Shock's Cheryl Ford ...

Beat L.A.! Last night’s WNBA Brawl

Posted 7/23/2008 on Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers

Sadly, the WNBA won't get this kind of attention for the rest of the season unless someone does a Playboy spread. And what's up with Rick Mahorn bullying women?

WNBA Brawl Video

Posted 7/23/2008 on Sports of Boston

The only connection to Boston I can make is that Bill Lambeer and especially Rick Mahorn played significant roles in this very unique WNBA Brawl. As you may remember, Lambeer and Mahorn played with the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons of the late 1980’s and took part in a couple exciting playoff series against the Celtics. Mahorn, known as a peacemaker after his role in the worst brawl in ...

Malice at the Palace, Part Deux

Posted 7/23/2008 on The Sports Lounge

In what will probably go down as the first brawl in the history of women's athletics, four players, including rookie superstar Candance Parker, were ejected during a scuffle at the end of a WNBA game between the Los Angeles Sparks and Detroit Shock. Although nowhere near the severity of the original Malice on November 19, 2004, the sequel will certainly draw a legendary announcement from the ...

Candace Parker WNBA Fight (Video)

Posted 7/23/2008 on RightFielders Women in Sports

Candace Parker, rookie for the Los Angeles Sparks, was involved in a fight between she and Detroit Shock forward Plenette Pierson earlier this evening at the Palace of Auburn Hills. See photos and video of the Candace Parker fight below. Candace Parker Fight There were only 4.5 seconds left in the game, when Parker and Pierson [...]

LA Sparks-Detroit Shock Game Ends in Skirmish

Posted 7/23/2008 on Sports On My Mind

There will be repercussions for the fight that erupted during the Detroit Shock-Los Angeles Sparks WNBA game. With just a few seconds remaining in the game (4.6 seconds), after a free throw Plenette Pierson intentionally entangled herself with Candace Parker. Pierson pulled Parker to the ground, causing herself to also fall. ...

Another Brawl in Detroit

Posted 7/23/2008 on SLAM Online

by Marcel Mutoni And this time, Ron Artest had nothing to do with it! The LA Sparks and Detroit Shock played earlier in Motown tonight, and things got a little , ahem, heated. Candace Parker took exception to some rough play underneath the boards, and after shoving a Plenette Pierson of the Shock to the floor, all hell broke loose. Here’s the wild video . The craziest part of ...

I Went To A WNBA Game And A Brawl Broke Out

Posted 7/23/2008 on SOX & Dawgs

Rick Mahorn shoves Lisa Leslie during the fracas. Well I really didn’t go to the game but at the end of tonight’s Detroit Shock vs Los Angeles Sparks game, a bench-clearing brawl broke out. And we thought that these type of brawls only happened in men’s sports. Here’s the video action from ESPN. I guess the Shock’s players will now get the ...

If Ron Artest Wore A Wig

Posted 7/23/2008 on The Futon Report

November 19, 2004: In the final minutes of an NBA game at the Palace of Auburn Hills, there’s a huge fight between the Pistons and the pacers. July 22, 2007: In the final minutes of a WNBA game at the Palace of Auburn Hills, there’s a huge fight between the Shock and the Sparks. Yes, even the women of Detroit know how to throw down. But this one had a twist. Instead of ...

Sports of The Times: Women Who Can Dunk and Duel

Published 7/25/2008 on NYT > Pro Basketball

How much Candace Parker was merely standing up to Plenette Pierson of the Detroit Shock on Tuesday night or was an actual provocateur will never be known. >