5?11 Guard Jumping and Snatching on Brittney Sykes Rises Up Temperatures in WNBA Game

Brittney Sykes was seen at the free-throw line as she dropped 30 points in a Washington Mystics versus a Chicago Sky game. With this season high, Sykes led her team to victory, finally breaking the losing skid. Sykes emerged unmistakably as the player of the game with her six assists and five steals.

However, the celebrations were only temporary as the temperatures soon rose on either side of the court following this intentional foul. Chicago Sky?s shooting guard charged at Brittney Sykes after the whistle. And the experts called it a technical foul tailed by hostile behavior.?

Marina Mabrey throws a fit at Brittney Sykes?

If there?s player contact after the whistle, it?s a foul. That?s a no-brainer. Somehow, Marina Mabrey, the Chicago Sky?s shooting guard, missed it. The 5?11 Sky player continued to charge at Brittney Sykes after the whistle, baffling the WNBA world. Mabrey, who?s also played in the EuroLeague Women, got a little handsy in the final quarter of the game and nobody appreciated it.?

A frustrated Sykes walks away to the team huddle after the charging. Blazing hot with rage, Sykes couldn?t believe what had just happened. Marina Mabrey actually tried to tie Sykes up in a quick swiping motion. The WNBA gasped as soon as Mabrey?s arms came down on Sykes. The contact of both arms is an obvious foul. Since that happened after the whistle, it made the misdemeanor all the more terrible.?

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That?s illegal: Marina Mabrey faces the heat

A player is taxed with a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct; usually involving physical contact with the opponent while the ball is in play. Since Mabrey continued to pin down Sykes after the whistle, the experts called it ?an upgraded technical foul.?

An expert commentator exclaimed, ?Let?s not call this spice?that?s illegal.? A technical foul on Mabrey for jumping onto Britney Sykes after the whistle was called was seen as an intentional foul. This type of physical aggression was deemed unnecessary and hostile.?

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Despite this hiccup, the Washington Mystics took on an 83-76 winning lead. This was the Mystics’ second major win following the 84-69 victory against the Phoenix Mercury. However, we have a feeling that the WNBL Defensive POTY, Sykes, will relish her win against Sky more?especially after all this hostility.?