WNBA stars Sophie Cunningham and DiJonai Carrington have differing salaries, with the figures drawing fresh attention after Carrington’s ‘white privilege’ claim

For the first time in my lifetime, the WNBA is culturally relevant. Not because of how skilled the athletes are, but because of how polarizing it has become in the age of Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham.

DiJonai Carrington posted "WHITE PRIVILEGE" after her ejection, yet the WNBA remained silent while Sandy Brondello was suspended within 24 hours.

Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman gave her take on the state of the WNBA, Royce White, DiJonai Carrington, and more.

DiJonai Carrington was ejected from Saturday's game against the Indiana Fever after a flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham. Michael Reaves / Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington said that her social media post about White privilege was not about her flagrant 2 foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham on Saturday,

Former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason called DiJonai Carrington's flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham a "targeted attack" tied to her trans sports stance.

A WNBA player torched by referees for a violent foul turned to social media and pointed at race. Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington drew a flagrant 2 and an ejection Saturday for a hard foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham,

Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington says she was ejected over "white privilege" after striking Sophie Cunningham in the face.

The WNBA has a product worth selling, but allows cultural controversy to turn the league into a sour soup of societal conflict.