Fever Coach Stephanie White Defends Flagrant-2 Foul on Sophie Cunningham as Sky's Carrington Is Ejected
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 9
Fever Coach Stephanie White Defends Flagrant-2 Foul on Sophie Cunningham as Sky's Carrington Is Ejected
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 9
Summary
Stephanie White said DiJonai Carrington's first-quarter hit on Sophie Cunningham was a hard foul but not an intentional shot to the neck, even after officials upgraded it to a Flagrant 2 and ejected the Chicago Sky guard.
Cunningham took a forearm to the head and neck on a layup attempt in Indiana's 90-86 win over Chicago, then said the play was "intentional" and "unnecessary."
White, who coached Carrington in Connecticut in 2023 and 2024, said she did not oppose the hard foul itself because Carrington "plays her butt off" and competes on every possession.
The dispute widened after Carrington posted "White Privilege" on Threads and tagged the Fever; Cunningham rejected any racial angle, saying the league handled the ejection correctly and citing her own past dismissal for a similar play.