Brittney Griner and Rickea Jackson were ejected late in the second quarter of the Phoenix Mercury's 85-81 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night. After a confrontation, both players were assessed two technical fouls, which results in an automatic ejection.

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.

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner and Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson were both ejected after they got into a scuffle during the second quarter of Tuesday night’s matchup. The altercation started after the two got into it during a free throw boxout,