The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has opened an investigation into an altercation between two Mali players in the mixed zone following their team's loss to Serbia on Monday at the women's World Cup.
The scuffle between Salimatou Kourouma and Kamite Elisabeth Dabou happened while they were walking through the postgame media area and was caught on film by media who cut their interview with Serbian star Sasa Cado short when it seemed an all-out brawl might break out mere metres away.
As it happened, Kourouma threw a few punches at Dabou before their Mali teammates jumped in to stop the swinging arms and break them apart.
Ironically, the tournament's official Twitter account posted before the match about the side's inspirational team chemistry.
