{"id":38823,"date":"2026-08-11T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38823"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:52:41","slug":"dijonai-carrington-dismisses-sophie-cunninghams-notion-that-flagrant-foul-was-intentional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38823","title":{"rendered":"DiJonai Carrington dismisses Sophie Cunningham&#8217;s notion that flagrant foul was &#8216;intentional&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_977419\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/chicago-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Sky<\/a> guard DiJonai Carrington threw herself into the flames of controversy on Saturday when her flagrant foul left the Indiana Fever\u2019s Sophie Cunningham bloodied, leading to an ejection and a subsequent social media post that read &#8220;WHITE PRIVILEGE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Cunningham said after the game she believed the foul was &#8220;intentional,&#8221; suggesting that the foul could have been a receipt from when she clobbered <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_977420\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/connecticut-sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecticut Sun<\/a> guard Jacy Sheldon during a regular-season game early last year. Carrington played for the Dallas Wings in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_977421\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON&#8217;T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-wnba.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham drives to the basket as DiJonai Carrington fouls her during a WNBA game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is fouled by Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington as she drives to the basket during the first half at United Center in Chicago on Aug. 8, 2026.<\/span> <span>(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">On Monday night, Carrington seemingly dismissed the notion that the foul was intentional. The Sky lost to the Seattle Storm 97-88.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It was unfortunate that I made contact with her in the way that I did, but it was never intentional,&#8221; she told reporters after the game, via the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_977422\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/chicago-sky\/2026\/08\/10\/dijonai-carrington-says-white-privilege-post-goes-beyond-flagrant-foul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a>. &#8220;And, look, it might happen again. That\u2019s just how I play. I\u2019m gonna always go all out. I\u2019m not gonna just let an open layup happen. But like I said, I\u2019m never intending to hurt anybody, regardless of the outside noise or whatever the situation may be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Carrington said she wanted &#8220;consistency across the board&#8221; when asked whether Cunningham should have been ejected for the shove she gave her after the foul.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Whether it\u2019s the foul that I commit, whether it\u2019s the reaction or retaliation, I would just love for it to be consistent across the board, regardless of the name on your jersey or your skin color or the score of the game, whatever.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/dijonai-carrington-ejected-wnba-chicago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"DiJonai Carrington walks off the court after being ejected from a WNBA game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Chicago Sky&#8217;s DiJonai Carrington walks off the court after being ejected for a flagrant foul against Indiana Fever&#8217;s Sophie Cunningham during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\u2018\u2018I don\u2019t think we\u2019re there yet. That\u2019s something that I\u2019ve talked to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_977423\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/wnba-faces-discipline-dilemma-carrington-white-privilege-post-targeting-indiana-fever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the league<\/a> about, as well. I think that will eliminate a lot of frustrations we all have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_977424\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Carrington attempted to explain away the &#8220;White privilege&#8221; post she made after the Fever game, responding to criticism from sports media personality Emmanuel Acho.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Though she said there was evidence to back up her post, she failed to provide any.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I\u2019ve never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege (that was your assumption). Try exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych,&#8221; she wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Furthermore, I\u2019m the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on &#8220;white privilege&#8221;, do ya research on that one. I actually went to school, one of the top universities might I add, to educate myself on this exact subject. I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon knowing the historical and social weight it holds without having the proper evidence to substantiate it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/dijonai-carrington-wnba-sky-indiana-fever.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"DiJonai Carrington celebrates after making a basket during a WNBA game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Chicago Sky&#8217;s DiJonai Carrington celebrates after making a basket during the first half of a WNBA game against the Indiana Fever in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She said she raised concerns to the league.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_977426\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WNBA<\/a> has not responded to multiple requests for comment about the post.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington threw herself into the flames of controversy on Saturday when her flagrant foul left the Indiana Fever\u2019s Sophie Cunningham bloodied, leading to an ejection and a subsequent social media post that read &#8220;WHITE PRIVILEGE.&#8221; 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