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Updated · Fox News · Aug 12

Dan Dakich Calls Fever Coach Stephanie White 'Dumbest' After 106-92 Win and Foul Defense Row

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Aug 12

Dan Dakich Calls Fever Coach Stephanie White 'Dumbest' After 106-92 Win and Foul Defense Row

Q: Will the WNBA issue further disciplinary action for the Flagrant 2 foul deemed absolutely intentional?

There is no confirmed further WNBA discipline at this point beyond the Flagrant 2 ejection, and any additional punishment remains at the league’s discretion. What is known is that the on-court ruling already carried automatic consequences: Carrington was ejected, and under league rules a Flagrant 2 also brings flagrant points and a fine. The league office can go further if it determines the play warrants it, including extra fines or a suspension, especially after review of unnecessary or excessive contact. The case for more discipline is not trivial. Officials said the foul met Flagrant 2 criteria because of windup, impact and follow-through against a vulnerable player, and Stephanie White later called the hit “egregious.” Sophie Cunningham also said she believed it was intentional. Those factors could support a postgame review. At the same time, available reporting says there had been “no word from the WNBA” on added punishment after the game, and the searched material repeatedly frames the issue as a pending league decision rather than a finalized sanction. That means any claim that a suspension is coming would be speculative. So the best answer is that further action is possible, but not established. If the WNBA follows the same approach it has used in other player-safety cases, the league could still announce added discipline after review, but based on the information provided, only the automatic Flagrant 2 penalties are confirmed.

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Dan Dakich used his latest show to attack Stephanie White over her Tuesday pregame remarks, saying the Indiana Fever coach failed to defend Sophie Cunningham after DiJonai Carrington's flagrant foul.
White had said she did not see the Chicago Sky foul in real time and closed her statement by saying, "Love will win" before telling critics, "Everybody else can go to hell."
Dakich argued a coach should back a player regardless of replay details, linking the episode to earlier criticism of White's response to hard fouls involving Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas.
The backlash widened even after Indiana beat New York 106-92, with White's handling of player protection becoming the latest flashpoint in a broader debate around the Fever and WNBA culture.