WNBA player DiJonai Carrington lashes out at refs after they called security on her during argument

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Dallas Wings subordinate DiJonai Carrington spoke retired against referees for calling information connected her successful a societal media station Friday. 

During a heated altercation with officials during the Wings' nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Sky Thursday, information guards approached arsenic Carrington became progressively demonstrative

One information defender adjacent got betwixt Carrington and an official. The authoritative backed distant from Carrington portion pulling the information defender by his garment successful beforehand of Carrington for protection. 

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Vandersloot and Carrington

Courtney Vandersloot, left, of the Chicago Sky and DiJonai Carrington of the Dallas Wings spell to the level for a escaped shot successful the 2nd fractional astatine Wintrust Arena May 29, 2025, successful Chicago. (Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

Carrington responded to the incidental successful a station connected X Friday, suggesting the summoning of information was a "microaggression." 

"Security… erstwhile I’m virtually having a civilian speech is insane. Mind you, helium called the "sEcUrItY" implicit there…" Carrington wrote implicit a clip of the incidental with a misspelled "microaggression" hashtag.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the WNBA and the Sky for comment.

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Former Dallas Wings subordinate Cheryl Swoopes besides spoke retired against the referee who summoned information successful a station connected X. 

"If this antheral was frightened (of what, I don't know) and needed security, helium should NEVER beryllium capable to ref again! This can't beryllium real!" Swoopes wrote. 

Carrington became a arguable fig successful the WNBA past season. 

As a subordinate of Connecticut Sun successful 2024, Carrington gave Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark a achromatic oculus aft poking her during a crippled successful the archetypal circular of the playoffs successful September. Carrington laughed with teammate Marina Mabrey aft the incident.

Caitlin Clark keeps the shot  away

Connecticut Sun defender DiJonai Carrington (21) fouls Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) successful the 2nd fractional of a WNBA hoops crippled successful Indianapolis Aug. 28, 2024.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Carrington has said she didn't intentionally poke Clark successful the oculus and that she wasn't laughing astir the incident. However, she appeared to marque airy of the contention implicit Clark's achromatic oculus successful an Instagram Live video successful October. 

In the video, Carrington and her girlfriend, NaLyssa Smith, who plays for the Indiana Fever with Clark, were successful their room erstwhile Smith poked Carrington successful the eye.

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"Ow, you poked maine successful the eye," Carrington said. Smith apologized, and the 2 laughed.

"Did you bash it connected purpose?" Carrington asked.

During the "Unrivaled" league play successful January, Carrington wore a garment that said, "The F--- Donald Trump Tour" portion walking into Wayfair Arena successful Miami, Florida.

Then, during a property league aft different crippled that month, Carrington declared it was clip for WNBA players to "take action" successful effect to President Donald Trump's policies.

DiJonai Carrington reacts

DiJonai Carrington of the Dallas Wings reacts to a no-call during the 2nd fractional against the Chicago Sky May 29, 2025, astatine Wintrust Arena successful Chicago.  (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"We spot that immoderate of the policies are already going into action, and, of course, that means that arsenic the WNBA and being astatine the forefront of a batch of these movements, it's clip for america to besides instrumentality action," Carrington said. 

"It decidedly needs to hap arsenic women, women's rights being taken away. Like, now, LGBTQ rights being taken distant now. They haven't happened yet, but decidedly successful the works."

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Jackson Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He antecedently worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.

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