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Fever coach sticks up for DiJonai Carrington after flagrant foul on Sophie Cunningham, ejection

Nypost · · 389 words · By Andrew Crane
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In the aftermath of DiJonai Carrington getting ejected, Fever head coach Stephanie White defended her former player.

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What happened

In the aftermath of DiJonai Carrington getting ejected, Fever head coach Stephanie White defended her former player.

Why it matters

Carrington was tossed after fouling Sophie Cunningham from behind in transition in a call that was upgraded to a flagrant 2 during the Sky’s loss to the Fever on Saturday, but White, who coached Carrington with the Sun in 2023 and ‘24, supported Carrington’s…

Common ground

“Yeah, I mean, look, it was a hard foul,” White told reporters postgame.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Selective Omission 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Carrington was tossed after fouling Sophie Cunningham from behind in transition in a call that was upgraded to a flagrant 2 during the Sky’s loss to the Fever on Saturday”
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While multiple sources confirm the foul on Sophie Cunningham and the ejection, there is a contradiction regarding the timing. The claim states it happened in the 'second quarter', but Nypost and other web results state it happened in the 'first quarter'. Additionally, the claim mentions a 'loss to the Fever', but the evidence focuses on the foul and ejection rather than the final game result.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s draft for the 2025 season was held following the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It marked the first draft for the newest expans…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_WNBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DiJonai Victoria Carrington ( dee-zhoh-NAY; born January 8, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiJonai_Carrington
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacy Rae Sheldon (born August 23, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball. S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacy_Sheldon
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Claim 2: “DiJonai Carrington getting ejected”
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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, Nypost) confirm that DiJonai Carrington was ejected from the game on Saturday.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Sky guard DiJonai Carrington... was ejected from the game for a flagrant foul... Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at the United Center.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/texans-jalen-pitre-named-fi…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — DiJonai Carrington sparked a social media firestorm with a “white privilege” post following her ejection from a game.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/french-trans-phenom-julie-t…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — she was ejected from Saturday's game for smacking Sophie Cunningham in the face
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/dijonai-carrington-declares…
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Claim 3: “The foul occurred with around two minutes remaining in the second quarter”
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The claim states the foul occurred with two minutes remaining in the second quarter. However, three independent web search results (Thought Catalog, The Mirror US, and another source) explicitly state the foul occurred with about two minutes left in the FIRST quarter.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DiJonai Victoria Carrington ( dee-zhoh-NAY; born January 8, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiJonai_Carrington
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dynasty is an American drama television series reboot based on the 1980s soap opera of the same name. Developed by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, and Sallie Patrick, the first season stars Elizabeth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty_(2017_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Leonora Carrington (6 April 1917 – 25 May 2011) was a British and Mexican surrealist painter and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving partic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Carrington
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Claim 4: “Carrington posted “8/23” in an X post Saturday with a beaming face with a smiling eyes emoji added to the right of the August date”
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Three independent sources (web search and YouTube) confirm Carrington posted '8/23' with a smiling face emoji on X.
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web search NEUTRAL — Carrington posted “8/23” in an X post Saturday with a beaming face with a smiling eyes emoji added to the right of the August date, referencing the next time the Fever and Sky meet this season.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/09/sports/fevers-stephanie-white-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 23, which Carrington also noted on social media, writing “8/23” with a smiling face emoji on her X account. Before Cunningham and Carrington’s spat on Saturday, Clark was the one closely tied to a riv…
https://www.aol.com/articles/sophie-cunningham-wiped-dijonai…
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web search NEUTRAL — A: DiJonai Carrington posted the words white privilege on Threads and tagged the Indiana Fever, then followed it with a post reading August twenty-third and a smiley face, the date of the next Fever v…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nnoklT3kRo
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Claim 5: “Carrington, who was appearing in her fifth game for the Sky this season after recovering from a foot sprain”
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CBS Sports and other web results confirm this was Carrington's fifth game for the Sky this season and that she had been sidelined by a foot sprain.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the aftermath of DiJonai Carrington getting ejected, Fever head coach Stephanie White defended her former player.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/09/sports/fevers-stephanie-white-…
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web search NEUTRAL — DiJonai Carrington was assessed a Flagrant 2 and was ejected from the game after this play. pic.twitter.com/WRapu4lqHX.This was only Carrington's fifth game playing with the Sky this season due to a l…
https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/dijonai-carrington-eject…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Chicago Sky’s training camp opened far from full strength, with five key players overseas and DiJonai Carrington sidelined by a mid-foot sprain that cut short her 2025 season with the Minnesota Ly…
https://www.yardbarker.com/wnba/articles/dijonai_carrington_…
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Claim 6: “Cunningham... finished with three points and two steals in 17 minutes for the Fever.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for a musician named SOPHIE and a personality named Sophie Simmons, which are irrelevant to the basketball player Sophie Cunningham's game stats.
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web search NEUTRAL — Written by SOPHIE, Bibi Bourelly and Kennedi Lykken. As Sophie’s family we are forever grateful to everyone who made this project a reality. Loving and missing Sophie today and every day. A...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_9_zRVfKee4v7xXXcv2ag
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web search NEUTRAL — Sophie Xeon (/ ˈziːɒn / ZEE-on; 17 September 1986 – 30 January 2021), known mononymously as SOPHIE (stylised in all caps), was a British music producer, songwriter, and DJ.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_(musician)
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web search NEUTRAL — Sophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons (born July 7, 1992) is an American-Canadian singer, television personality, and model who promotes body positivity. [2] She is also a writer and producer of several of A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Simmons
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Claim 7: “ahead of their next game Tuesday against the Liberty.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “Cunningham, the Fever reserve”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Sophie Cunningham is a player for the Indiana Fever, and one source specifically describes her as a 'reserve guard'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophie Elizabeth Cunningham (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Cunningham
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Indiana Fever season will be the franchise's 27th season in the WNBA and their fourth under head coach, Stephanie White.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indiana_Fever_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 26th season in the WNBA and their third season under head coach, Stephanie White, who returned to the franchise where she previously coached the Fever…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indiana_Fever_season
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Claim 9: “White, who coached Carrington with the Sun in 2023 and ‘24”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that Stephanie White coached Carrington with the Connecticut Sun in 2023 and 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Connecticut Sun season was the 25th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was the 21st season for the franchise in Connecticut after relo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Connecticut_Sun_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Connecticut Sun season was the 26th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was the 22nd season for the franchise in Connecticut after relo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Connecticut_Sun_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Sun compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Sun
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Claim 10: “Carrington, after she was ejected and returned to the locker room, posted “WHITE PRIVILEGE” on Threads.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Carrington posted 'white privilege' on Threads following her ejection.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington posted the words “white privilege” on social media after she was ejected for a hard foul on Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham during her team’s WNBA defeat on Satu…
https://www.aol.com/articles/wnba-star-dijonai-carrington-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington disputed an assessment that her use of the term "white privilege" in a social media post was a reference to her ejection from a game on Saturday.
https://emergencyemail.org/newsemergency/anmviewer.asp?a=443…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shortly after Carrington was ejected, the post appeared on her Threads account. Carrington was not made available for comment after the game. “Oh yeah, we saw it,” Cunningham said.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7501210/2026/08/08/white-pr…
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Claim 11: “White — coaching her second season in Indianapolis”
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No evidence was provided or found to confirm whether Stephanie White is in her second season coaching in Indianapolis.
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Claim 12: “the Fever moved to 20-12 and sit fourth in the WNBA standings entering Sunday’s games”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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