To neutral observers, the story on Saturday is hardly difficult to analyze.Carrington committed a dirty, flagrant worthy play that could have seriously injured Cunningham, leaving her bloodied in the mouth from the contact.
The officials rightfully ejected Carrington.She responded by accusing league officials of racism, an accusation that, while baseless, is nevertheless serious.And yet, the race ladies of Threads and Bluesky have rushed to Carrington's defense.It appears the group chat settled on the talking point that Cunningham committed a similar foul last year and became famous for it, thus proving a racial double standard.ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!"DiJonai Carrington receiving a Flagrant 2 and an ejection was the right call, but let’s go back to the play that made Sophie Cunningham famous," Jemele Hill posted."SC gained a million followers overnight.
She is affectionately known as an enforcer.Nobody suggested she should be brought up on assault charges despite her play being clear retaliation.""Meanwhile DiJonai Carrington was actually going for the ball but she’s being called racial slurs, a thug, and some suggested a suspension for multiple games."Hill's sidekick, the always bitter Cari Champion, posted essentially the same response while sharing Cunningham's foul from over a year ago."The question is a fair ask- will @dijonai be applauded? Will she gain millions of followers and marketing opportunities?" Champion said."League has a race problem," she added in a since-deleted post.Indeed, it does.Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington commits a flagrant 2 foul against Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham.
(Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEThe comparison between Carrington's and Cunningham's hard fouls is not nearly as clever as the duo think.For one, Cunningham acknowledged that she deserved to be ejected.
Carrington claimed she didn't and invoked the race card...