Depressing, but true: if you want to attract reporters to a basketball game, pick a fight, throw a punch, or start a feud. Today's installment: Mike Thibault vs. Bill Laimbeer.

Sun coach Thibault calls Laimbeer "a very competitive person, but he doesn't mind demeaning other people."

Detroit's big guy responds: "I've been called worse by better people."

The Shock-Sun rematch starts at 1pm ET today, on ESPN.