The Women’s National Basketball Association has received a fairly significant amount of viewership this year as opposed to other years. Two of the reasons are Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham. Both are excellent players who have made news for reasons other than their play. Caitlin Clark has had a target on her back since she entered the league, and Sophie Cunningham has at time operated as Caitlin’s enforcer and at other times spoken out against men in women’s sports.<\/p>\n
On August 9th, The Daily Caller<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n A WNBA player torched by referees for a violent foul turned to social media and pointed at race.<\/strong><\/p>\n Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington drew a flagrant 2 and an ejection Saturday for a hard foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, then posted<\/a> the words \u201cWHITE PRIVILEGE\u201d on her Threads account and tagged the Fever.<\/strong><\/p>\n The foul landed late in the first quarter of a game Indiana won 90-86. Cunningham was out ahead of the pack on a fast-break layup when Carrington chased her down and struck her across the face and neck, dropping her to the floor as the shot fell, the Associated Press (AP) reported<\/a>. Officials initially assessed a flagrant 1, then upgraded it after review, citing windup, impact and follow-through on the play.<\/strong><\/p>\n Cunningham rejected any suggestion that race played a part. \u201cI think the league is taking care of that. This has nothing to do with race. Last year, I did the same thing and I got kicked out. And I deserved to be kicked out. There\u2019s no reason even to play that card,\u201d she said, according<\/a> to ESPN.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you commit a foul in a game, you should be called on it. Your race should not come into play (it didn’t in this situation). Playing the race card is ridiculous. What Carrington is asking for is not having a foul called when one is committed because she is black. That is racism.<\/p>\n I think there is more soap opera in the current WNBA than there is on daytime television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Women’s National Basketball Association has received a fairly significant amount of viewership this year as opposed to other years. Two of the reasons are Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham. Both are excellent players who have made news for reasons … Continue reading