On-Court Brawl: Three Players Ejected in Sun vs. Sky Match
An altercation on the court resulted in the ejection of three players during Wednesday night’s game, where the Connecticut Sun defeated the Chicago Sky with a score of 71-62 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. The incident occurred in the second quarter, when the Sun’s Bria Hartley and the Sky’s Rebecca Allen were battling for a rebound. Allen apparently grabbed Hartley’s right arm, who responded by shoving her to the ground. Allen then grabbed Hartley by the jersey. While officials intervened to separate the players, the Sky’s Ariel Atkins joined the fight, pushing Hartley and making contact with a referee. After a review that delayed the game about 10 minutes, Hartley and Allen were ejected for fighting, and Atkins was ejected “for being a climber”, according to team leader Angelica Suffren.The Sky coach, Tyler Marsh, commented that things had already gotten physical between Hartley and Allen before the altercation. He said that the officials “overlooked” a previous incident between the two, where a foul was not called after Hartley hit Allen in the face with an elbow. Chicago only had eight players available in the second half, with Angel Reese (back) absent for a sixth straight game.I think things like that tend to happen when there’s no control in the pre-game.
Tyler Marsh, Sky coach
