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.

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.

Jackson gets ejected following an altercation with Phoenix’s Brittney Griner late in the first half, and the visitors take control with a 19-2 run as the Sparks commit 20 turnovers in their eighth

In a dramatic turn of events during the recent Sparks vs. Mercury game, Brittney Griner was ejected following a physical altercation. The incident has sparked widespread discussion, and fans are wondering what exactly happened.

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

Brittney Griner’s evening took a turn for the worse on Tuesday when she was thrown out of the game following a heated altercation with Los Angeles Sparks rookie Rickea Jackson, which almost escalated into a fight.

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner and Los Angeles Sparks rising sensation Rickea Jackson got into an intense exchange, which led to automatic ejections ahead of halftime at Tuesday night’s (Sept. 17) game.