They Got Next

WNBA strikes a blow for equality with professional women's basketball's first-ever bench-clearing brawl.

Comments

Whoa.

I'm...er...I'll be in my bunk.

Posted by joe from Lowell | July 23, 2008 9:21 AM

I'll resist my id and just say how unfortunate for the game and it sets a bad example for the kids.

Posted by asl | July 23, 2008 9:29 AM

Rick Mahorn shoving Lisa Leslie to the floor and grabbing a female Sparks assistant coach by the arm? Sounds like Mahorn needs to seek counseling from Bill Laimbeer on proper courtside behavior.

Posted by Bragan | July 23, 2008 10:04 AM

And in the Indy league, there was also Danica Patrick going all Tony Stewart with what's her face this past weekend.

Posted by Richard Roberts | July 23, 2008 10:19 AM

And in the Indy league, there was also Danica Patrick going all Tony Stewart with what's her face this past weekend.

Posted by Richard Roberts | July 23, 2008 10:19 AM

that would be Milka Duno, who is a terrible driver

Posted by Andrew Fly | July 23, 2008 10:50 AM

If the WNBA wants real fan support, it should play shirts v. skins. Home team with the initial choice, and the halftime leader choosing for the second half.

Posted by CJColucci | July 23, 2008 11:21 AM

Coolest thing that's ever happened in the WNBA. Maybe justifies the league's entire existence.

Posted by right | July 23, 2008 11:23 AM

As someone who last followed the NBA around 1990, I'm surprised amazed and outraged that a team coached by Bill Laimbeer and (apparently Rick Mahorn) would get into a bench clearing brawl.

(sarcasm warning, for those who don't know who the Bad Boys were)

Posted by witless chum | July 23, 2008 12:13 PM

I told you to stay away from those nappy headed ho's

Posted by Don I from New York | July 23, 2008 12:20 PM

If Imus had reserved his "nappy-headed hos" remark for this brawl, he might have been given a pass.

Posted by CJColucci | July 23, 2008 3:12 PM

I saw this coming from tipoff: After one minute of clock had expired in the game, ESPN had already hit the "dump audio" button for Laimbeer's vocabulary choices.

Posted by ThresherK | July 23, 2008 4:08 PM