"That was unfortunate, but things like that happen in basketball sometimes," Milton-Jones said. "The league is going to have to decide what kind of action to take."
You can say that again! The league will definitely issue fines out and I expect a few suspensions: Pierson for trying to take out the “Future”-Candace Parker, DeLisha Milton-Jones should get a game or two for hitting Mahorn in the back, Parker should be suspended for throwing a punch even though most of us in that situation would have reacted similarly and Mahorn should be fined and suspended for his “Beanie Wells stiff-arm”.
Out of this melee, the Detroit Shock brought some swagger to the league that it was sorely lacking. The WNBA needed a shot in the arm to boost viewer-ship - albeit not the one that they were looking for, but nonetheless they got it. The NBA thrived when the league had rivalries that pulled the viewers in and made them pick a side. The NBA played up the good vs. bad plots with teams such as Boston (good) versus Detroit (bad) or the Jordan lead Bulls (good) versus Patrick Ewing’s Knicks (bad).
The rivalry between the L.A Sparks and the Detroit Shock has gotten bitter and as a casual fan, a game between these two teams in the championship could definitely peak my interest.
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