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WATCH: Black Player Who Clocked Sophie Cunningham Has History Of Violent Behavior

The Chicago Sky player who hit Sophie Cunningham in the face has a history of playing dirty.

Gus Wilson
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The WNBA player responsible for smacking Sophie Cunningham in the face over the weekend has a long track record of being a cheap-shot artist throughout her time in the league.

After committing a flagrant two foul against the Indiana Fever guard in Saturday’s matchup, fans began to compile evidence of Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington delivering overtly aggressive hits throughout her six years in the WNBA.

Carrington’s hostile behavior is on full display in the video compilation, created by fans, that circulated on social media. The repeat offender is shown pulling hair, shoving, and slapping her opponents — moves that appear to be unnecessary — during her time with the Sky, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, and Minnesota Lynx.

The video even shows Carrington going at Cunningham’s superstar teammate Caitlin Clark by scratching her eye — and, in another clip, mocking Clark after a brief confrontation ended with a foul called on Carrington.

The Sky guard was ejected from Saturday’s game after officials upgraded the call from a flagrant one to a flagrant two following the replay, resulting in a $1,000 fine and removal from the game. This marks Carrington’s sixth flagrant violation in the last three seasons despite a number of additional scenarios that appear to have deserved the call.

After the game, Cunningham addressed Carrington’s ejection and the seemingly deliberate foul against her.

“Clearly, I think it was unnecessary. I’ve never really spoken to her and have no beef with her, but I guess she has some pent-up stuff,” she said. “Yeah, it’s intentional … She has no reason to be doing any of that … But I do think when people play the Fever, we’re nationally televised, there’s a lot of eyes on us and people just want attention. And that’s her just trying to get attention.”

Carrington responded to her ouster from the game in a locker-room post claiming that the ejection was the result of “white privilege” — and then shared the date of the team’s next head-to-head matchup on X with a smiling face emoji, suggesting that there might be more drama in the days to come.

At the time of publication, the WNBA had not announced any potential suspension for Carrington’s extreme behavior or multiple social media posts. The league is actively reviewing her posts as part of its guidelines.

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