A racism scandal erupts in the WNBA! What’s behind it?

A major scandal broke out during last night’s WNBA game as the Chicago Sky hosted the Eastern Conference leaders, the Indiana Fever.

Details: Early in the first quarter, Chicago Sky’s DiJonai Carrington committed a hard foul against Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham. The incident led to Carrington’s ejection, and the Indiana Fever went on to secure a victory over Chicago Sky with a final score of 90-86.

Later, on her social media, DiJonai Carrington posted a brief statement:

During an Instagram livestream, the Chicago Sky star offered a more detailed comment:

I don’t care what people say about my blonde hair. White people wear black hair too. But I still stand on what I said about being ejected because of white privilege. I did NOT purposely hit Sophie. It was a mistake. I was literally trying to hit the ball, and I ended up hitting her. Any reasonable official would have been able to see that I was going for the ball, but instead, everyone turned a blind eye and I was ejected. That really hurts because it feels so unfair.

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