CHICAGO — It’s never boring when the Chicago Sky play the Indiana Fever, and that remains the case even after Chicago traded away Angel Reese. As the two teams met on Saturday afternoon at the United Center, Sky guard DiJonai Carrington was ejected late in the first quarter for a Flagrant-2 foul on Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham during a breakaway layup attempt.
DiJonai Carrington rocked Sophie Cunningham in the face with Flagrant-2 foul, got ejected, and posted from locker room
Sophie Cunningham got absolutely decked with a Flagrant-2 foul in Sky vs. Fever.
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Carrington whacked Cunningham across the head as she went up for a layup. The play was reviewed by the officials, and Carrington was tossed after it was ruled a Flagrant-2. Carrington had scored eight quick points off the bench to stem the tide after Indiana got out to an early lead.
Watch the play here:
Cunningham had to be held back from challenging Carrington by teammates and staff after the play.
Cunningham started a firestorm last month by saying she opposes trans women in the WNBA during an interview with ESPN. There are no trans women currently attempting to play in the league, but it’s starting a political discourse that has engulfed the league for weeks.
The United Center quickly showed a woman in a trans rights t-shirt after Carrington’s foul on Cunningham. Carrington received big cheers from the home crowd as he walked into the tunnel to go to the locker room.
We’ll update this story as it develops.
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