WNBA Fight

A big brawl broke out during the last 4.6 seconds of a WNBA game on July 22, 2008, between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock. Los Angeles player Candace Parker and Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn were thrown out of the game.FOX Sports: WNBA fight leads to four ejections (July 23, 2008)

"To be honest, I don't recall exactly what happened. I'll have to watch the tape."—Candace ParkerSeattle Times: WNBA | Sparks, Shock melee leads to ejections... (July 23, 2008)

"I was trying to protect the whole game, the integrity of the game. The WNBA is very special to me because I have four daughters. I don't even raise my hand to them, and I would never push a woman."—Rick Mahorn, assistant Detroit coachSeattle Times: WNBA | Sparks, Shock melee leads to ejections... (July 23, 2008)

"Rick Mahorn is known as a peacemaker, from even the brawl we had here with Indiana. He went out there to get people off the pile, and to get people to stop the confrontation. That's who he is; that's what he does."—Bill Laimbeer, coach of Detroit ShockSeattle Times: WNBA | Sparks, Shock melee leads to ejections... (July 23, 2008)