Dearica Hamby was ejected in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Sparks' game against the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 22 after a reviewed flagrant 2 sent her to the locker room and left Raegan Beers hurt on the floor.
The sequence came with 8:39 left in regulation, when Hamby swung her arm back and struck Beers in the head as both players fought for position under the basket. After the review, the foul was upgraded to a flagrant 2, which carried an automatic ejection. Beers was also assessed a loose ball foul on the play.
That was the immediate result, and it came two days after the Sparks were officially eliminated from playoff contention following a 124-88 loss to the Atlanta Dream. So even with the season already over in practical terms, the game still carried enough edge for one hard collision to become the night's defining moment.
What made the play linger was Beers' condition afterward. She stayed down on the court for a while before getting help back to the locker room, and Connecticut later said she would not return because of a jaw injury. Hamby, meanwhile, was gone as soon as the ruling was made.
The remaining question is whether Hamby will face anything beyond the ejection itself. A flagrant 2 ends the game automatically once it is confirmed, but the record provided here stops there, leaving any further punishment unresolved.
