DiJonai Carrington, a guard for the Sky, was ejected from a game against the Indiana Fever after committing a hard foul on Sophie Cunningham. The foul, which was reviewed and upgraded to a Flagrant 2, resulted in Carrington’s automatic ejection from the game.

After the ejection, Carrington took to social media to post a message that insinuated her ejection had something to do with race. The post, which read ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever’, was made while Carrington was still in the locker room.

Reactions to the Ejection and Post

Cunningham, the player who was fouled by Carrington, told reporters that she did not think the foul was intentional, but that it was still a hard foul. Cunningham also stated that she had no issue with Carrington and that the two had never spoken before.

Fever coach Stephanie White offered a different perspective, saying that while she did not think Carrington intentionally tried to hurt Cunningham, the foul was still a hard one and the right call was made.

When asked about Carrington’s social media post, Cunningham said that she did not think the ejection had anything to do with race and that the league would handle the situation. Cunningham also mentioned that she had been in a similar situation last year and was ejected from a game, and that she deserved the ejection.

Sky coach Tyler Marsh said that he had not seen Carrington’s post and would need to address the situation with his team.

Cunningham has been in the news recently for her comments on women’s sports and her belief that girls should not have to compete against ‘biological men’. Her comments have sparked both support and protests, with some people showing up to Fever games to express their opinions.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.