{"id":866943,"date":"2026-08-24T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/866943\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:00:11","slug":"no-issues-for-sophie-cunningham-and-dijonai-carrington-as-fever-beat-sky-in-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/866943\/","title":{"rendered":"No Issues for Sophie Cunningham and DiJonai Carrington as Fever Beat Sky in Rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 The rematch was no big deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">There were no major issues for Sophie Cunningham and DiJonai Carrington in\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fever-sky-cunningham-carrington-eb4eedd6305bff634482339059be2cc2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana&#8217;s 113-90 victory<\/a>\u00a0over Chicago on Sunday night. Cunningham scored three points for the Fever in 11 minutes, and Carrington had seven points for the Sky in 18 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">It was the first matchup between the teams since Cunningham was taken down by Carrington on a fast break earlier this month. Carrington was listed as questionable with a left foot injury, but she was cleared after going through warmups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Cunningham downplayed any lingering animosity between the teams going into the game. Indiana had dropped two in a row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">&#8220;My mindset has never changed. I think it is what it is,&#8221; Cunningham said. &#8220;I&#8217;m locked in on tonight. &#8230; I think we&#8217;re just out here trying to get the win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Cunningham and Carrington both checked in for the first time with 3:04 left in the first quarter. There were no disputes of note between the two players all night long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Sky coach Tyler Marsh said he didn&#8217;t have any conversations with his players before the game about the charged atmosphere for their previous matchup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">&#8220;That kind of was what it was last game and anything that came out of it kind of lasted for that time,&#8221; Marsh said. &#8220;But for us, again, it was on to the next one in front of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Cunningham was going up for a layup in the first quarter of\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/indiana-fever-chicago-sky-score-wnba-a7bc7d82994a7bdcda32c6fcbbb6eb72\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana&#8217;s 90-86 win<\/a>\u00a0on Aug. 8 when Carrington\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2086180972282658923\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">came from behind and hit her<\/a>\u00a0in the head and neck, knocking her to the court as the shot went in. Cunningham got up, charged Carrington and pushed her as she was held back by a teammate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The play was reviewed and\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dijonai-carrington-ejection-sophie-cunningham-a1bb6cc3ae0c98ff0f22dee3751d2932\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">upgraded to a Flagrant 2<\/a>\u00a0after the referee said there was windup, impact and follow-through on the foul, resulting in Carrington&#8217;s ejection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Shortly after she was thrown out, Carrington\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@dijonai?xmt=AQG0AyDv3-FdV1Xmy_3J_a18mse13M4CltTtHvaJN0_Vz3k\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;WHITE PRIVILEGE&#8221; on social media and tagged the Fever. Carrington is Black and Cunningham is white.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Days later, Carrington\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fever-sky-cunningham-carrington-6e452cbeec9617b336fc9629961c2998\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a>\u00a0that she never claimed the assessment of the Flagrant 2 was the result of white privilege, but she didn&#8217;t elaborate any further.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">&#8220;I (couldn&#8217;t) care less about what she does, what she tweets, any of that,&#8221; Cunningham said before Sunday&#8217;s game. &#8220;I&#8217;m here to play basketball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">&#8220;There&#8217;s going to be people who are going to talk about it &#8230; but to me, it&#8217;s just another basketball game.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 The rematch was no big deal. 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