One of the wildest moments of the WNBA season — which is saying a lot these days — came on Saturday between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky.
DiJonai Carrington of the Sky was handed a Flagrant 2 foul for appearing to clothesline the Fever’s Sophie Cunningham.
The incident has gotten people talking, with even the Florida attorney general chiming in.
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Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington commits a flagrant 2 foul against Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)
His take: a play like that would never happen in the Sunshine State.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier hopped on X after the incident and explained why there’s not currently a WNBA club in the state.
Well, if that’s the case, I can see why the league has been hesitant to head down to Florida in recent years.
Florida previously had two clubs, but the state has not been home to a WNBA franchise for over 20 years. The Orlando Miracle played in the league from 1999 to 2002, but relocated to Connecticut, where they currently play as the Connecticut Sun.
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Farther south, the Miami Sol (yeah, technically that would be another team with the name “Sun”) played from 2000 to 2002.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier had some thoughts after the the Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham was the target of a brutal flagrant foul. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel)
We’ve reached out to the Florida Attorney General’s office for comment but have yet to hear back.
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Joking or not, there’s no question that what we saw on Saturday was one doozy of a foul, no matter who was on the receiving end of it.
But, in light of recent events, the fact that Cunningham was the target, and that Carrington has gotten into it before with Cunningham’s Fever teammate Caitlin Clark, it’s no surprise that the incident has gotten a lot of attention from all over the place.
Including the Florida AG’s office.
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It remains to be seen if Carrington will receive supplemental discipline for the foul, or for the controversial social media post accusing the Fever of benefiting from “white privilege” during the game.
