CHICAGO — The ongoing Sophie Cunningham saga has another chapter.The Indiana Fever guard took a hard shot to the face from Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington during the first quarter Saturday at the United Center, which earned Carrington a Flagrant 2 foul and an ejection.After an errant pass from the Sky’s Elizabeth Williams, the Fever’s Monique Billings collected the loose ball and threw ahead to a streaking Cunningham. On the shot attempt, Carrington’s left arm connected with Cunningham’s head and jaw, sending her to the floor.
The foul by DiJonai Carrington on Sophie Cunningham that resulted in a Flagrant 2 and ejection.
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— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 8, 2026Cunningham immediately popped up, and teammate Makayla Timpson had to separate her from Carrington. After a review, officials upgraded the common foul to a Flagrant 2 and sent Carrington to the locker room. On her way through the tunnel, Carrington grinned and shook her head as Sky fans gave her an ovation.Shortly after being ejected, a post was made on Carrington’s Threads social media account.Cunningham, an eighth-year veteran reserve, has been in the spotlight since ESPN quoted her in a July 21 story saying she wants to “protect young girls in a locker room” and that “they shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”
