Detroit Shock Brawl Fallout: Sign 50-Year Old Hall of Famer

Well, the Shock sure seem determined to keep the WNBA in the news. After Detroit had five players (and assistant coach Rick Mahorn) suspended following Tuesday's brawl with the LA Sparks, they decided to sign on additional help. That help, as it turns out, comes in the form of 50-year old Hall of Fame player Nancy Lieberman, who last played in the WNBA in 1999. Liberman got a seven-day contract, and will get a shot at playing while the Shock are depleted by suspension.

"Can she still compete at this level? I don't know," [Coach Bill] Laimbeer said. "But I'm going to throw her in the fire."

Please, Coach, don't throw her. She might break a hip.

Shock sign 50-year-old Lieberman to seven-day contract

Malice in the Palace 2: This Time It's the Ladies' Turn

Well, THAT was unexpected. For those of you who missed it, the Detroit Shock (that's our WNBA team, for those who haven't noticed) got into a brawl last night with the Los Angeles Sparks. The brawl ended with one Shock player (Cheryl Ford, daughter of Karl Malone) being wheeled off the court with a knee injury, and Sparks star Lisa Leslie knocked to the floor by former Bad Boy (and hopefully peacekeeper) Rick Mahorn. Here's the video:

It's hard to tell whether Mahorn was trying to play peacekeeper or knocked Leslie down in anger, but I have to give him the benefit of the doubt, especially considering his substantial size advantage over Leslie.

I must say, though, that nothing the Shock can do will ever match this (and that's a good thing):