Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington got ejected Saturday for a vicious Flagrant 2 foul on Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham. Carrington came from behind on a breakaway layup, slashed across Cunningham's face and neck with a wind-up and follow-through, and sent her crashing to the floor. Officials reviewed it, upgraded the call, and tossed her. Fair enough—hard fouls that endanger a player in the air get you the gate.

Then Carrington went to the locker room and posted "WHITE PRIVILEGE" while tagging the Indiana Fever. Race card, pulled mid-game, after she was the one who threw the dirty shot.

Cunningham's response was adult and to the point. She called the hit unnecessary and intentional, said Carrington was just chasing attention because the Fever are on national TV, and then shut down the racial nonsense cold: "This has nothing to do with race. Last year, I did the same thing and I got kicked out, and I deserved to be kicked out. There's no reason even to play that card." She took responsibility for her own past ejection. Carrington refused to.