Sports Illustrated Rewrites Sophie Cunningham 'Karma' Headline After Flagrant 2 Backlash
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 9
Sports Illustrated Rewrites Sophie Cunningham 'Karma' Headline After Flagrant 2 Backlash
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 9
Summary
Sports Illustrated changed its headline after online backlash to wording that said Sophie Cunningham got a “bitter taste of karma” following a hard foul in Indiana’s 90-86 win over Chicago.
The criticism centered on Cunningham’s recent opposition to transgender athletes in women’s sports, with many readers viewing the “karma” framing as a pointed response to that stance rather than routine game coverage.
The play came with 2 minutes left in the first quarter, when Chicago’s DiJonai Carrington forearmed Cunningham in the face on a layup attempt; officials upgraded it to a Flagrant 2 and ejected Carrington.
Sports Illustrated later replaced the headline with one saying Cunningham’s “enforcer role” was reversed, while Cunningham said Carrington’s ejection was deserved and rejected race as a factor after Carrington posted “WHITE PRIVILEGE” online.