DiJonai Carrington returned to the court on Monday evening, as the Chicago Sky took on the Seattle Storm in a road game.
The Storm topped the Sky, 97-88. However, that wasn't the biggest headline from the game. Instead, it was Seattle's reaction to Carrington checking into the game for the first time in the first quarter.
Carrington received a rousing applause from the Seattle crowd, days after she was ejected from a regular season game against the Indiana Fever, following a hard Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham.
While many have criticized Carrington for her behavior, the crowd in Seattle seemed to approve of it. Seattle's fans were heard cheering and clapping for Carrington as she checked into the contest.
Carrington was ejected from the game against the Fever on Saturday. She later took to social media and accused the Fever and the WNBA of "white privilege."
The veteran WNBA guard has since responded to that tweet, attempting to clarify what she meant.
Carrington clarifies 'white privilege' comment
Carrington says that she never meant that the foul call was a product of "white privilege."
"I’ve never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege (that was your assumption). Try exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych. Furthermore, I’m the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on 'white privilege” 'do ya research on that one. I actually went to school, one of the top universities might I add, to educate myself on this exact subject. I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon knowing the historical and social weight it holds without having the proper evidence to substantiate it," she wrote.
It remains unclear, though, what Carrington actually meant by her "white privilege" tweet that she posted immediately after getting ejected.
