DiJonai Carrington hits two players across the face, receives technical foul after Sophie Cunningham drama
Key Points:
- Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington has faced criticism for multiple fouls involving contact with players' faces within a four-day span, including a Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham that led to her ejection.
- After the Flagrant 2 foul, Carrington posted "WHITE PRIVILEGE" on social media, implying racial bias in the foul assessment, but later clarified she never claimed the call was due to white privilege and emphasized her understanding of the term.
- During a recent game against the Golden State Valkyries, Carrington made two separate hits to players' faces, one to Cecilia Zandalasini's eye and another to Tiffany Hayes' mouth, though neither resulted in flagrant or technical fouls.
- Carrington has defended her style of play as hard but not dirty, referencing past successful challenges of flagrant fouls against her, while the WNBA has not publicly addressed her social media post or the fouls.
- Sophie Cunningham, who was fouled by Carrington, played off the bench in the recent game against Golden State, scoring three points with limited shooting success.