Word on the street

The Detroit Shock and Los Angeles Sparks had a small melee in Tuesday night’s WNBA game. Here are some thoughts on what went down.

“It’s surprising … seeing how in our society (fighting is) not a feminine thing to do. But at the same rate, they’re involved in sports, which is a competitive and masculine environment, so they’re conditioned to be more masculine than what we think of as a woman.”

Noah Metcalf

environmental biology junior

“It brought back memories of (Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers) … I think it’s one of the first fights in the WNBA, so you don’t expect to see that or probably not to see it again, but you know stuff happens. It had to happen eventually though.”

Mike Davis

MSU graduate, coaching aide for IM Sports

“It was unfortunate, but it’s basketball. It gets physical. All the women in the WNBA are adults, and of course they have emotions, very competitive. It really wasn’t that bad.”

Quincy Hodges

2008 MSU graduate

Published on Wednesday, July 23, 2008