The WNBA doesn’t always get attention for the right reasons. In fact, these days, it’s increasingly for the wrong ones. Perhaps no other WNBA incident in recent months has generated as much attention as DiJonai Carrington’s, say, aggressive foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Carrington forced the clothing on Cunningham, leaving her with a bloody mouth. The foul was raised to flagrant 2, which resulted in Carrington’s immediate ejection. That was pretty bad, especially considering it was against Cunningham, who has become public enemy number one in the WNBA for saying men shouldn’t compete in women’s sports. But Carrington made things worse when he posted “white privilege” on social media after the game and then tagged the Indiana Fever. DIJONAI CARRINGTON DECLARE ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ AFTER EXPULSION FOR HITTING SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IN THE FACE Chicago Sky’s DiJonai Carrington was ejected after a brutal foul on Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images) Most took this to mean that Carrington was implying that she was ejected because her foul was against a white player. Essentially, he was just given a more severe penalty because of his race and, obviously, Cunningham’s. Despite the immediate reaction to Carrington’s post, the WNBA has remained essentially silent on the matter. Although Carrington herself addressed it… referring to her academic training: “I have never claimed that the evaluation of the foul was White’s privilege (that was your assumption),” she published in X, in response to Emmanuel Acho. “Try to exercise your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psychology.” Also, I am the LAST ignorant or stupid when it comes to talking about ‘white privilege’, do your research on that. “I actually went to school, one of the best universities, I might add, to educate myself on this exact topic,” Carrington added. “I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon, knowing the historical and social weight it has without having adequate evidence to substantiate it.” “Evidence” to support your claims. It is also unclear what he meant by “white privilege” in this case, if he was not referring to expulsion resulting from the offense. Well, it’s not clear to us mere mortals. But it’s apparently clear to sports analyst Jemele Hill. Hill posted on Monday afternoon X, also in response to Acho’s criticism of Carrington, that it was always “pretty clear” to her that Carrington “wasn’t talking about the foul.” Hill in the next two days and asked, since it was very clear, what Carrington had meant by white privilege, if not the fault that Acho himself asked. In fact, OutKick also reached out to Hill directly for an explanation, as it was “pretty clear” what Carrington meant, could he tell the rest of us so we can understand? at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California, on February 19, 2025. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Well, not quite. Hill responded to a post on DON’T PODCAST ME ON THE WAY. DOWNLOAD NOW! However, there are some problems with this. Carrington said foul play was not the reason for its publication. However, if she was upset that Cunningham didn’t get a technical foul, that would also be… associated with the foul, it also seems to be associated with the foul, in some ways, since her only comment on it was to connect it to Cunningham. After the game, the pool’s reporters asked official Maj Forsberg why they didn’t give Cunningham a technical, and she responded, “After Cunningham received a flagrant foul, we considered his reaction to the severity of the contact to be acceptable.” That makes sense. Cunningham was beaten so badly that she was bleeding from the mouth. Just because? that’s the case, why not just say that, however inaccurate it may be? Not to mention, Carrington would almost certainly have reacted the same way, had the roles been reversed, and would be justified in doing so. Images) A quick look at the WNBA technical foul leaders also highlights how ridiculous that statement would be. Caitlin Clark is tied, interestingly, with Angel Reese for the league lead with seven technical fouls each. Clark actually received an eighth after accidentally colliding with an official, but the league later overturned it. Cunningham has three technical fouls this season, while Carrington has just one. Is it the case here that refs don’t give technical fouls to white players in Indiana? Fever? Because that’s obviously not true, and you don’t need a Stanford education to find out. OUTKICK IS NOW ON THE FOX APP – CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD What he supposedly meant remains a mystery that Jemele Hill could apparently solve for us, if she were willing. For some mysterious reason, it is not.
