Instead, the contest was marred by an altercation between Sparks rookie Rickea Jackson and Mercury star Brittney Griner. Both were ejected with 18.8 seconds to play in the first half after a conversation between the two following a free-throw box out escalated in front of the Phoenix bench.

Former Lady Vols star Rickea Jackson was ejected after a brief scuffle with Brittney Griner during the Los Angeles Sparks game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Brittney Griner's evening took a turn for the worse on Tuesday when she was thrown out of the game following a heated

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was involved in a physical altercation with Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson.

Brittney Griner and Rickea Jackson got into a mid-game scuffle Tuesday and had to be separated by their teams. Phoenix's Celeste Taylor was shooting a free throw, and Griner and Jackson st