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Why have I never heard about this moment? I was reading a post over at BlackCynic America and they detailed the fateful moment Ms. Leslie became separated from her faux ponytail. This happened in the Sydney 2000 Games, not the current Beijing games, but it’s still hilarious nonetheless.

I’ve never witnessed a more eloquently hilarious recap of Olympic disaster….read on:

Bob Costas confirmed it for me as he announced to the world that Lisa Leslie, from the United States, had just been separated from her ponytail.

Awww snappage!

No he didn’t just put her out there like that! Then the cameras closed in on Lisa and, yep, she was sans the yaki! She looked like she was the victim of an attempted scalping…..Now I was rivited to the screen.

But not only did Lisa Leslie play on, she saved the day by reaching down as she ran by the disconnected weavy tail, scooped it up and tossed it off the court with the grace of Brian Boitano picking up flowers off the frozen ice after a perfect skating program and the agility of a jungle cat. The tail landed on a cameraman on the sidelines who took the weave and showed it off to the audience as if he won THE PRICE IS RIGHT’s Showcase Showdown and the audience roared it’s approval

LMAO.

This will probably be the most press the WNBA gets for the next 12 months, which is sad because the discussion will have nothing to do with the actual game. The Starting Five seems to think Rick Mahorn’s decision to push Lisa Leslie to the ground will have harsh implications.

The skirmish started moments after Candace Parker and Detroit’s Cheryl Ford had to be separated after Ford fouled Parker.

On the next possession, Parker got tangled up with Detroit’s Plenette Pierson and fell to the ground. As she was getting up, Pierson intentionally ran into her, setting off the melee.

Parker threw a punch at Pierson before being tackled by Detroit’s Deanna Nolan. Players and coaches from both teams joined in, and Mahorn knocked Lisa Leslie to the court at one point.

“I was trying to protect the whole game, the integrity of the game,” he said. “The WNBA is very special to me because I have four daughters. I don’t even raise my hand to them, and I would never push a woman. This game, I love this game too much.”