Ever since Caitlin Clark’s first WNBA regular season game with the Indiana Fever, Connecticut Guard DiJonai Carrington has been at her jugular.
It began with pure competitiveness on the court, with Carrington locking Clark down on defense.
But their rivalry took a deeper, sinister turn on Thursday. During a Fever shootaround, Clark was challenged about her name being weaponized for racism and misogyny.
“It’s disheartening,” Clark responded. “Everybody in our world deserves the same measure of respect. The women in our division deserve the same amount of respect.”
This prompted Carrington to take a direct dig at Clark on her X account on Thursday afternoon.
“Dawg. How one can not be troubled by their name being used to justify racism, bigotry, misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia & the intersectionalities of them all is nuts. We all see the sh*t. We all have a platform. We all have a voice & they all hold weight. Silence is a luxury,” Carrington wrote.
Carrington obviously believes Clark should be taking a much firmer stance, considering the racial implications at play with the hate she’s receiving.
This entire controversy feels like it’s about to get a whole lot uglier.
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