DiJonai Carrington declares 'White privilege' after ejection for smacking Sophie Cunningham in the face
Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham on Saturday afternoon.Then Carrington presumably went to the locker room and fired off a strong accusation.A post on Carrington's Threads account shortly after her ejection read: "WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever."Whoa.WNBA COACH TORCHES LEAGUE’S OFFICIATING AFTER LATEST BIZARRE NO-CALL: ‘IT’S A F------ JOKE’Following an ejection, a player went to the locker room and made an apparent race-based accusation. It's hard to imagine that happening in another major professional sports league without a harsh punishment from the league.The Fever went on to beat the Sky, 90-86, but that seemed like a secondary story at best.Carrington was tossed late in the first quarter after striking Cunningham across the head while the Fever guard attempted a layup.
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Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham on Saturday afternoon.Then Carrington presumably went to the locker room and fired off a strong accusation.A post on Carrington's Threads account shortly after her ejection read: "WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever."Whoa.WNBA COACH TORCHES LEAGUE’S OFFICIATING AFTER LATEST BIZARRE NO-CALL: ‘IT’S A F------ JOKE’Following an ejection, a player went to the locker room and made an apparent race-based accusation. It's hard to imagine that happening in another major professional sports league without a harsh punishment from the league.The Fever went on to beat the Sky, 90-86, but that seemed like a secondary story at best.Carrington was tossed late in the first quarter after striking Cunningham across the head while the Fever guard attempted a layup. Officials reviewed the play and upgraded the foul to a Flagrant 2, which carries an automatic ejection. Cunningham had to be restrained following the play and appeared to show her teammates that her mouth was bleeding.The timing of Carrington's post certainly appeared to suggest that she believed race, or "white privilege," played some role in what happened.WNBA SUDDENLY WANTS TO STICK TO BASKETBALL AFTER YEARS OF MAKING POLITICS PART OF THE PRODUCTWhile Carrington didn't specifically write, "The referees are racist," it's hard to find an alternative interpretation.
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- Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham on Saturday afternoon.Then Carrington presumably went to the locker room and fired off a strong accusation.A post on Carrington's Threads account shortly after her ejection read: "WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever."Whoa.WNBA COACH TORCHES LEAGUE’S OFFICIATING AFTER LATEST BIZARRE NO-CALL: ‘IT’S A F------ JOKE’Following an ejection, a player went to the locker room and made an apparent race-based accusation. It's hard to imagine that happening in another major professional sports league without a harsh punishment from the league.The Fever went on to beat the Sky, 90-86, but that seemed like a secondary story at best.Carrington was tossed late in the first quarter after striking Cunningham across the head while the Fever guard attempted a layup.
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