Things completely erupted in a battle between the two worst teams in the WNBA on Wednesday night.
A fight broke out in the second quarter of the Connecticut Sun’s 71-62 win over the Chicago Sky at Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday night after Rebecca Allen and Bria Hartley got into it under the basket while fighting for a rebound. Those two, along with Sky guard Ariel Atkins, were all ejected.
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The incident erupted quickly in the second quarter after Hartley and Allen got tangled up while trying to get in position for a rebound. Neither player actually got the rebound, but Hartley threw Allen down to the ground hard as play started going the other way. Allen tried to grab Hartley’s jersey to pull her down too, but she missed, and Hartley then stood over her appearing to taunt as players and coaches came in to try and break it up.
Suddenly Atkins entered the skirmish, too, and she immediately shoved Hartley in an apparent retaliation effort. She was livid and had to be held back well after the two groups were separated.
Suddenly Atkins entered the skirmish, too, and she immediately shoved Hartley in an apparent retaliation effort. She was livid and had to be held back well after the two groups were separated.
"It was unfortunate," Sky coach Tyler Marsh said. "Things like that have a tendency to happen when there's not a control put on the game prior to it. There's usually an incident that goes overlooked that leads to something like that. [Allen] clearly got elbowed in the face right in front of a ref [before the fight], it wasn't called and then other things ensued. It's unfortunate for us."
Sky star Angel Reese, who is out with a back injury, immediately supported Atkins on social media.
Leïla Lacan led the Sun with 17 points and five assists in the win, which pushed them to 6-26 on the season. Tina Charles added 15 points, and Marina Mabrey had 10 points. The win snapped a five-game losing skid.
Kamilla Cardoso led the Sky with 24 points and nine rebounds in the loss. Elizabeth Williams had 12 points and 15 rebounds. The Sky sit at 8-24 on the year, and have now lost three straight.
Though both teams are well out of the playoff race, they will have a chance to run it back twice more before the regular season ends. Even though it won’t mean anything, those two contests are sure to be heated after what went down Wednesday night.
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