Besides the really obvious and sophmoronic headline, this bench clearing brawl between two WNBA teams, the LA Sparks and Detroit Shock, is serious and as the kids are saying ad nauseum, aggressive. This fight between WNBA ballers Candace Parker and Plenette Pierson on Tuesday night in Detroit is crazy. Watch the slow-mo replays later in the clip for the full Ante Up effect: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uwo8hqKM3s]
Parker got tangled up with Detroit's Plenette Pierson and fell to the ground. As she was getting up, Pierson intentionally ran into her, setting off the melee.
Parker threw a punch at Pierson before being tackled by Detroit's Deanna Nolan. Players and coaches from both teams joined in, and Mahorn knocked Lisa Leslie to the court at one point.
Read more here.
RELATEDLY (And for point of reference):
Here's a photo of Candace Parker standing next to soccer star David Beckham at this year's ESPY's.
Yea, that's serious business.
[Thanks N for the video head's up and the strong work the past couple months with the links. He's putting the rest of ya'll to shame.]