Did Rick Mahorn really push Lisa Leslie?

I reviewed the video of the WNBA brawl between the Sparks and the Shock this morning and wasn't sure that Rick Mahorn was doing anything other than 'trying to keep the peace', like both he and his defenders have been saying. Later today, I came across the picture below and changed my mind. In my opinion, this picture deflates Mahorn's defense regarding what he did (and claims that he did not do) during the incident.

This looks bad on Mahorn. Rick looks like he just delivered a somewhat forceful push that spun his arm AND his tie back (not to mention the very ignorant look on his face. Lisa is folded up and off-balance, like she got pushed pretty forcefully. To wrap things up, the horrified lady in the background looks like she is witnessing Ike get in Tina’s ass. Here's the picture (click on it to enlarge it):