DiJonai Carrington slams disgusting meme after intense battle with Caitlin Clark: WNBA fanbase faces backlash

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Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington didn't hold back after a heated game against the Indiana Fever, calling out the Fever's fanbase in the wake of an 84-80 loss on Wednesday night. The game, marked by fierce competition between Carrington and Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark, took an ugly turn when a meme surfaced online that outraged the Sun star.

Carrington took to social media to express her frustration with Indiana fans, tweeting, "The Indiana Fever has the nastiest fans in the W. Ew." Her post quickly gained traction, with nearly 2 million impressions.

But the real firestorm erupted when a racially insensitive meme emerged, depicting Clark as Derek Chauvin and Carrington as George Floyd in a twisted reference to the 2020 murder that shocked the nation.

Carrington was horrified by the offensive visual and didn't hesitate to call out the vile content. "Imagine thinking George Floyd's murder is a joke," she wrote in response. "All because of a basketball game. This is so sick."

The Sun guard's reaction garnered widespread support, with many fans condemning the disgusting meme and the racial undertones it carried. However, Clark has yet to comment on the incident.



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2. Yes and no.

CC did not instigate anything, but if anyone made racist comments or death threats (like the one made to Angel Reese's mother) on my behalf, I would be telling them to sit the fuck down and stop calling yourself my fan. But 22-year old Caitlin Clark is a college-educated adult who only barely uttered one sentence on the matter. Sure she has agents and PR people around her who can make her avoidance will imply that she agrees or is too afraid of alienating segments of her fanbase.

Yes, she has a responsibility even of it's not her fault.