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The WNBA swiftly suspended the Detroit and Los Angeles players and Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn for their role in a skirmish at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Shock forward Plenette Pierson was suspended Thursday for four games for initiating and escalating the altercation in what was the harshest penalty.

July 23, 2008 - A melee at The Palace of Auburn Hills - also the site of the infamous brawl between the Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and fans in 2004 - broke out Tuesday night with 4.6 seconds left in a WNBA between the Detroit Shock the Los Angeles Sparks.

The game turned heated after a collision between LA's Candace Parker and Detroit's Plenette Pierson turned into a shoving match....

The WNBA is watching replays of the skirmish involving the Detroit Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and former Pistons Bad Boy Rick Mahorn.

"The WNBA is reviewing the incident in its entirety," WNBA spokesman Ron Howard said Wednesday. The melee at The Palace of Auburn Hills -- also the site of the infamous brawl between the Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and fans in 2004 -- broke out Tuesday night with...