Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington despatched a stern message to new WNBA followers who’ve tuned into the league due to the electrical rookie class led by the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark.
Clark’s play and the therapy she’s acquired on the courtroom has been a serious story line since she stepped onto the ground. Carrington guarded Clark within the Sun and Fever’s final sport, and Carrington appeared to mock Clark for allegedly attempting to decorate a foul.
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DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun performs protection in opposition to Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever throughout the sport on June 10, 2024 on the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Chris Marion/NBAE through Getty Images)
On Monday, because the league took heart stage due to Angel Reese’s flagrant foul on Clark throughout the Chicago Sky’s loss to the Fever, Carrington addressed the brand new followers who’ve tuned into the “W.”
“Unfortunately for yall new fAnS, we don’t simply ‘shut up and dribble’ right here. Ya picked the unsuitable league,” Carrington wrote.
Her publish garnered a ton of responses on X, together with from OutKick founder Clay Travis.
“Don’t watch us play basketball, mentioned the participant within the league nobody has watched play basketball for almost 30 years,” Travis wrote on X. “Some folks would quite have a big a part of a tiny pie than a much bigger half, however a smaller share, of a gargantuan pie. That appears to be how most WNBA gamers really feel.
DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun appears on earlier than the sport in opposition to the Dallas Wings on June 15, 2024 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. (Michael Gonzales/NBAE through Getty Images)
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“Sadly, this mindset is fairly frequent in life. It’s an anti-capitalist, anti-growth, anti-entrepreneurial mindset, however it’s very actual. If you haven’t already, sooner or later you’ll expertise it in your individual life. The WNBA appears overrun with it culturally.”
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) handles the ball whereas defended by Connecticut Sun guard/ahead DiJonai Carrington (21) throughout a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup sport between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun on June 10, 2024, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. (Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
Carrington is in her fourth season within the league. She’s averaging 12.6 factors, 4.5 rebounds, 2 assists and almost 1 steal per sport this yr. It’s her first season as a full-time starter.
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The Sun are 12-1 this season and sit on high of the WNBA standings.
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