If you watch closely, Anigwe had an overhand right to Griner's head before Griner went after her.

Yep. In slow motion, u see other player take punches under the basket. BG pauses, reflects, and then explodes. I found it entertaining that the opponent acted like her team had to hold her off once she knew there would be no fight. B4 she was running. My only fear is that teams will now exploit her anger like tech and others did in the big 12. And b4 u lecture me about BG throwing punches In Lubbock, let me say I was there in person and watched brutality against BG only comparable to Louisville mob. They had abused her the whole game. BG will move on and find motivation in this mess.

Big Bear said:

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If you watch closely, Anigwe had an overhand right to Griner's head before Griner went after her.

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"Anigwe was doing the same thing to BG [Brittney Griner] a couple of weeks ago in Connecticut," Mercury guard Leilani Mitchell told reporters after the game. "We just watched the replay and she punched BG first, so of course you can't be mad at BG, she has to protect herself. It got out of hand, that's on the refs, they have to stop that earlier."

- Selby Lopez, Dallas Morning News, 11 Aug 2019

I agree, my joke in respect to Griners domestic Violence incident was probable in poor taste in many peoples eyes today. Yet I come from a generation who was not as reactionary and sensitive to certain issues that seems to be the case today. It was meant as a joke and not to be taken seriously. If you would look up my posts in respect to when the incident occurred, you will find that I was actually defending Griner in that case. Not that she was right or wrong, but that relationships can often spiral out of control. We can not make actual judgments because we are not there When we do that it shows our bias or reflects an agenda we wish to promote.

I have always been for and supported equality for women in all area's. I had 3 older sisters whom i respected far more than my older brothers. I still do. Perhaps it is for that reason that I also treat women equally in respect to incidents like this. To many of the Newer women's rights advocates actually, do not hold them as equals reflected in their dancing around on eggs like this. There is always the assumption that it was meant as an attack on women. One reason I am not on the man board is that I prefer and support women's basketball at all levels.

I also believe that the greatest sign of respect you can pay someone is to be honest with them. If they are wrong you tell them. It seems like we now live in a culture that promotes honesty only if it suits our agendas. One thing I have found on Women's Basketball forums is reverse discrimination. On many college sites there is an air of anti-male feelings. They is more often than not a call to hire women replacements rather than the best person for a coaching job. What I really respect Kim for is her honesty and outspokenness even when it might result in negative feedback. Her response to the ND coaches ridiculous statement that she would never hire a male assistant coach spoke volumes. Kim stands by her sense of fairness and that is rare in this PC driven age. Kim catches a lot of criticism with respect to not following the popular PC stances.

I admit I have an off the wall sense of humor and will make jokes about most anything. I especially make jokes about myself. I try never to make jokes about people that I feel actually can not stand up for themselves like the physically or mentally handicapped. But women are not handicapped or incapable of standing up for themselves. Now you might criticize my sense of propriety in respect to my humor, but please do not attempt to make it about it being anti-women. The joke was about two adults. I might admit that perhaps it might have been a cut at those that believe that men are the only ones capable of being abusers in relationships. That sort of anti-male attitude is often found on women's sites. If that intent was so then it certainly was not appropriate. Issues need to be kept separate. We should often reflect on our own motivations.

Oh, i have to add that after reviewing the video in slow-mo it revealed that my first perspective was not correct. I pretty much put it all on Anigwe, the video review in stop-action revealed otherwise. This is another case of how our own personal bias can make us jump to conclusions. I was never a fan of Anigwe and that might have influenced me. Her hit and run was not what it appeared to be. I will not go into detail because other than my perspective on Anigwe I never commented on the incident that led up to the altercation on this site as I did on others. I am just redacting the comment that I feel I was wrong about.

Anigwe started it by throwing a punch then running away. Then she acted like she wanted some more of Griner when there were 20 people between them.

Anigwe is a big weasel.

Holly Rowe interview with Brittney Griner