WNBA silence on DiJonai Carrington's 'White privilege' post exposes Sandy Brondello double standard
Three weeks ago, the WNBA needed less than 24 hours to suspend Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello for making a comment that wasn't explicitly racial.More than two days after Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington explicitly invoked race by posting "WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever" on Threads moments after being ejected from a game against the Fever, the league apparently had nothing to say.Carrington then suited up and played for the Sky against the Seattle Storm on Monday night.FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFERS HIS RESPONSE TO BRUTAL FOUL ON SOPHIE CUNNINGHAMSeems like a pretty clear double standard.Let's start with Brondello.During a July 17 game against the Atlanta Dream, Brondello became upset after officials called a foul on Nyara Sabally while she battled Angel Reese for a rebound. Sabally went down in pain, and Brondello complained that Reese was a "protected species."Brondello is Australian, where "protected species" is a common sports expression used to describe an athlete perceived to receive favorable treatment from officials.
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Three weeks ago, the WNBA needed less than 24 hours to suspend Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello for making a comment that wasn't explicitly racial.More than two days after Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington explicitly invoked race by posting "WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever" on Threads moments after being ejected from a game against the Fever, the league apparently had nothing to say.Carrington then suited up and played for the Sky against the Seattle Storm on Monday night.FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFERS HIS RESPONSE TO BRUTAL FOUL ON SOPHIE CUNNINGHAMSeems like a pretty clear double standard.Let's start with Brondello.During a July 17 game against the Atlanta Dream, Brondello became upset after officials called a foul on Nyara Sabally while she battled Angel Reese for a rebound. Sabally went down in pain, and Brondello complained that Reese was a "protected species."Brondello is Australian, where "protected species" is a common sports expression used to describe an athlete perceived to receive favorable treatment from officials. The context made her meaning pretty clear, too. She was complaining about a foul call.Still, because Reese is Black, the comment was quickly given a racial interpretation.
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- Three weeks ago, the WNBA needed less than 24 hours to suspend Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello for making a comment that wasn't explicitly racial.More than two days after Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington explicitly invoked race by posting "WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever" on Threads moments after being ejected from a game against the Fever, the league apparently had nothing to say.Carrington then suited up and played for the Sky against the Seattle Storm on Monday night.FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFERS HIS RESPONSE TO BRUTAL FOUL ON SOPHIE CUNNINGHAMSeems like a pretty clear double standard.Let's start with Brondello.During a July 17 game against the Atlanta Dream, Brondello became upset after officials called a foul on Nyara Sabally while she battled Angel Reese for a rebound. Sabally went down in pain, and Brondello complained that Reese was a "protected species."Brondello is Australian, where "protected species" is a common sports expression used to describe an athlete perceived to receive favorable treatment from officials.
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