Sophie Cunningham reacts to DiJonai Carrington’s hard foul during game

Much has been written about the altercation between Sophie Cunningham and DiJonai Carrington this past Saturday. Though Cunningham was understandably heated right after getting knocked down by Carrington in that Indiana-Chicago game, she was significantly calmer when talking about the Sky guard three days later.

DiJonai Carrington’s spat with Sophie Cunningham took another turn in the Chicago Sky’s most recent game. Carrington received a Flagrant 2 foul and was ejected from Chicago’s defeat to the Indiana Fever last weekend for swiping her arm across Cunningham’s face.

DiJonai Carrington took Sophie Cunningham out with a heavy foul during the Chicago Sky’s loss. While some have criticised Carrington’s actions, she recently spoke about how her teammates feel.

During a media session on Monday, DiJonai Carrington addressed the controversial foul that she committed against the Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham two days prior. According to Carrington, securing a defensive stop was her objective in that highly physical sequence, which saw her arm make contact with Cunningham and knock the Fever guard to the ground.

DiJonai Carrington’s flagrant foul on Sophie Cunningham has become one of the most divisive plays in modern WNBA history. Carrington brought Cunningham down to the floor as the Indiana Fever star was driving to the basket on a fast break.

The controversy around DiJonai Carrington committing a flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham has only grown since the incident occurred on Saturday. Now, Carrington is offering her clearest explanation of the play that resulted in her ejection.

DiJonai Carrington explained the play that resulted in her ejection, insisting she never intended to hurt Sophie Cunningham during the Sky-Fever matchup.

Sophie Cunningham shared her thoughts on the hard foul by DiJonai Carrington and the Sky guard's controversial social media post afterwards.