Overview
- On Saturday, Carrington was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected after video review found a windup, impact and follow-through when her forearm struck Cunningham’s head on a transition layup.
- Cunningham fell hard but stayed in the game and made the ensuing free throw to complete a three-point play while teammates restrained her from confronting Carrington.
- Minutes after the ejection, Carrington posted “WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever” on Threads and received cheers from the home crowd as she left, while the United Center briefly showed a fan wearing a trans-rights T-shirt.
- Under WNBA rules a Flagrant 2 triggers an automatic ejection but does not automatically suspend a player, and the league can still review the play to impose fines or further discipline using a flagrant-point system.
- The incident is layered onto weeks of protest over Cunningham’s public comments on transgender participation in women’s sports and could deepen tensions around games, while an unrelated technical on Caitlin Clark may now trigger a one-game suspension that affects the Fever’s next match.