<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1U8X5z_0vmIUzZd00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1U8X5z_0vmIUzZd00" width="1200" height="800" ><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/BJAXySDh-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>The 10 Best Dressed WNBA Players (1:16) </figcaption></figure> Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington has been the talk of the WNBA ever since she accidentally poked Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark in the eye. This incident occurred during the opening round of the playoffs. Prior to Game 2 between the Fever and Sun, USA Today columnist Christine Brennan asked Carrington, "When you went and kinda swatted at Caitlin, did you intend to hit her in the eye?"&nbsp;Carrington immediately rejected the idea that she intentionally hurt Clark. "I don’t even know why I would intend to hit anybody in the eye," <a href="https://x.com/MatthewByrne1/status/1838631673124261930" rel="nofollow"> Carrington said </a> . "It doesn’t even make sense to me. But no, I didn’t. I didn’t know I hit her actually. I was trying to make a play on the ball and I guess I followed through and I hit her. It was never intentional." Brennan then said it looked like Carrington laughed about Clark's injury with her teammate, Marina Mabrey. <a href="https://x.com/cbrennansports/status/1838631449638977816" rel="nofollow"> The talented guard replied </a> , "No, I didn't even know I hit her. I can't laugh about something I didn't know happened." <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0SXU2V_0vmIUzZd00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0SXU2V_0vmIUzZd00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT - SEPTEMBER 19: DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun reacts after a foul call in the second quarter against the Chicago Sky at Mohegan Sun Arena on September 19, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/2173239310" rel="nofollow"> Mike Lawrie&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> Fast forward to Friday, and the&nbsp;WNBA's Players Association called out Brennan for being unprofessional. "To unprofessional members of the media like Christine Brennan: You are not fooling anyone. That so-called interview in the name of journalism was a blatant attempt to bait a professional athlete into participating in a narrative that is false and designed to fuel racist, homophobic, and misogynistic vitriol on social media. You cannot hide behind your tenure," <a href="https://thespun.com/wnba/wnba-players-union-wants-usa-today-columnist-disciplined-for-unprofessional-behavior" rel="nofollow"> the&nbsp;WNBA's Players Association said in a statement </a> . Carrington later shared this statement on her Instagram Story. She also tagged Brennan and called her "goofy." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> PLZ 😭 <a href="https://t.co/qYCbdJszyq" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/qYCbdJszyq </a> — NAS🦋GIOIA (@nasgioia) <a href="https://twitter.com/nasgioia/status/1839725676342952184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> September 27, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> This is a pretty ugly situation for the WNBA. While it's fair to say Brennan poorly phrased her questions for Carrington, the league probably doesn't want players calling reporters "goofy" on social media. That being said, Carrington has proven time and time again that she's going to stand up for herself. <a href="https://thespun.com/indiana-fever/caitlin-clarks-rival-is-getting-death-threats-during-the-wnba-playoffs" rel="nofollow"> Related: Caitlin Clark's Rival Is Getting Death Threats During The WNBA Playoffs </a></div></body>

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Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington has been the talk of the WNBA ever since she accidentally poked Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark in the eye. This incident occurred during the opening round of the playoffs.   Prior to Game 2 between the Fever and Sun, USA Today columnist Christine ...