DiJonai Carrington

“I would say that I would just love consistency across the board when it comes to things like that. Whether it's the foul that I committed, whether it's the reaction, the retaliation, I would just love it to be consistent across the board regardless of the name on your jersey or your skin color or the score of the game, the stakes, whatever. I would love there to just be consistency when it comes to all of that. I don't think we're there yet. That's something that I've talked to the league about as well. I think that will eliminate a lot of the frustrations that we all have.”

DiJonai Carrington · said 2026-08-10 · reported 2026-08-11

Carrington called for consistency in officiating regardless of jersey name, skin color, score, or stakes.

“I've already spoken to the people who have the potential to have the agency to make the change that I'm hoping comes about not just from this incident but ones in the past and ones that are obviously going to be coming up in the near future probably as well,”

DiJonai Carrington · said 2026-08-10 · reported 2026-08-11

Carrington declined to elaborate on her white privilege comment, saying she had spoken to people with agency to make change.

“Look, it might happen again. That's just how I play. I'm always going to go all out and try to get a stop. I'm not just going to let an open layup happen. But like I said, I'm never intending to hurt somebody regardless of any outside noise or whatever the situation may be.”

DiJonai Carrington · said 2026-08-10 · reported 2026-08-11

Carrington continued explaining that she always plays hard and never intends to hurt anyone.

“It's just who I am. I'm never going to just let an open layup be had. You can pull clips from I don't know however many seasons of me making that exact play. Obviously I'm just coming back from injury so manybe my timing or my lift wasn't where it needs to get to but I mean it was unfortunate I made contact with her in the way that I did, but it was never intentional.”

DiJonai Carrington · said 2026-08-10 · reported 2026-08-11

Carrington told reporters the foul on Sophie Cunningham was never intentional and explained she was trying to make a defensive play.

“No, I don't feel encouraged. But that doesn't mean you're going to stop fighting for what I believe is right, and that's consistency,”

DiJonai Carrington · said 2026-08-10 · reported 2026-08-11

Carrington said she was not encouraged by her discussions with the league but would keep fighting for consistency.

“I think everyone would benefit from that. We're all here to play our hardest and win games. There is never mal-intent with any of these things. So I think it would be fair to be consistent across the board when it comes to things like that.”

DiJonai Carrington · said 2026-08-10 · reported 2026-08-11

Carrington said everyone would benefit from consistency and that there is never mal-intent with any of these things.

“already talked to the league and I guess the quote-unquote higher-ups.”

DiJonai Carrington · said 2026-08-10 · reported 2026-08-11

Carrington declined to share details of her conversations with the league, saying she had already talked to the higher-ups.

“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.”

DiJonai Carrington · said 2026-08-10 · reported 2026-08-11

Carrington wrote on social media to clarify her white privilege comment in response to former NFL player Emmanuel Acho.