DiJonai Carrington breaks silence on Sophie Cunningham drama, bringing ‘white privilege’ concerns to WNBA

Carrington called it “unfortunate” that her attempt to deny a layup by Cunningham -- during the Sky's loss to the Fever on Saturday -- occurred the way it did, while noting that it has always been her style of play.

What DiJonai Carrington said about flagrant foul on Sophie Cunningham, 'white privilege' post  USA Today

Carrington, a Chicago Sky guard, spoke to reporters on Monday night for the first time since her ejection against the Fever

DiJonai Carrington explained the play that resulted in her ejection, insisting she never intended to hurt Sophie Cunningham during the Sky-Fever matchup.

The Chicago Sky had DiJonai Carrington playing against the Seattle Storm on Monday night, as the WNBA has remained silent following her Flagrant 2 foul ejection on Saturday night.

WNBA star DiJonai Carrington has attempted to walk back her "white privilege" claim after she was ejected from Saturday night's game.

SEATTLE — Days after DiJonai Carrington was ejected for a flagrant foul 2 on Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, she said her “WHITE PRIVILEGE” post was about more than what happened on that play. Carrington was not made available to reporters after the Fever game. But Monday, after shootaround, she responded online to YouT

Carrington fires back after “white privilege” post following brutal hit on Sophie Cunningham  MARCA

Though she said it's unrelated to the foul, DiJonai Carrington did not explain what her "White Privilege" post was intended to mean

WNBA star Sophie Cunningham, already at the center of a fight over transgender participation, took a flagrant foul from an opposing player who was ejected from the game. Jan Crawford has more details.

Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington has told her critics to do their "research" amid the ongoing furore from her on-court confrontation with Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham.

DiJonai Carrington took to social media to defend the "white privilege" message she seemingly directed at Sophie Cunningham.

Carrington: Never linked ejection vs. Fever to white privilege  ESPN

Sky’s Carrington says she never claimed that the Flagrant 2 foul on her was white privilege  apnews.com

DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky says she never claimed that the assessment of a Flagrant 2 foul on her on Saturday in a game against Indiana was the result of white privilege

WNBA to hold crunch talks over transgender athletes as Sophie Cunningham row intensifies  GB News

The WNBA star has become the latest symbol in the right’s campaign to define which women deserve protecting—and which do not.

Carrington posted the comment after being ejected for a hard foul on Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham

August 09, 2026 12:10 PM ET A WNBA player torched by referees for a violent foul turned to social media and pointed at race.Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington drew a flagrant 2 and an ejection Saturday for a hard foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, then posted the words “WHITE PRIVILEGE” on her Threads acc

WNBA Pool Report Sheds Light on Response to Carrington Flagrant on Sophie Cunningham  Sports Illustrated

Chicago’s DiJonai Carrington ejected for foul on Indiana’s Cunningham and posts ‘white privilege’  CNN

Sophie Cunningham responds to 'white privilege' post after brutal foul as Caitlin Clark ban overturned  talkSPORT

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham pushed back after Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington blamed “WHITE PRIVILEGE” for her own ejection from Saturday’s game — a post Carrington later deleted. Cunningham dismissed the accusation outright, pointing to her own ejection last season for a similar foul. “I think the leagu

"I guess she has some pent-up stuff. So get your s--- off. That’s fine. I can take it," the Fever guard said of the Sky's Carrington.

Chicago’s DiJonai Carrington ejected for foul on Sophie Cunningham and posts 'white privilege'  Toronto Star

Carrington tossed for Flagrant 2 on Cunningham Chicago player tags Fever in social media post Clark’s eighth technical triggers one-game ban DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky was ejected Saturday after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever. Minutes later, Carrington posted

CHICAGO — It’s never boring when the Chicago Sky play the Indiana Fever, and that remains the case even after Chicago traded away Angel Reese. As the two teams met on Saturday afternoon at the United Center, Sky guard DiJonai Carrington was ejected late in the first quarter for a Flagrant-2 foul on Indiana’s Sophie Cun

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