Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington has responded to criticism after posting "WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever" on social media, but her explanation has failed to clarify what she meant by the phrase. The comment followed her ejection from a WNBA game for a flagrant foul in which she clotheslined Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, an incident that had already drawn strong criticism, including from former NFL players.

Carrington posted the original message on Threads shortly after being sent off, prompting a backlash from fans and commentators who questioned why she invoked "white privilege" in relation to her own ejection for a physical foul. When she later addressed the criticism, she reportedly still did not explain the reasoning or intent behind her choice of words, leaving observers none the wiser as to what point she was trying to make.