{
  "id": 3067460,
  "title": "Dave Portnoy does not hold back on DiJonai Carrington: ‘White privilege indeed’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dave-portnoy-does-not-hold-back-on-dijonai-carrington-white-privilege",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:49:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dave-portnoy-does-not-hold-164912319.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 12, 2026, in San Francisco, California, USA, Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, mocked DiJonai Carrington following an Indiana Fever game against the Chicago Sky. Carrington had been ejected from a previous game between the two teams, and the two were set to face each other again on August 23. Carrington had written \"8/23\" with a smiley face on X, indicating her excitement for the rematch.\n\nHowever, the rematch did not go as planned for the Chicago Sky. The team suffered a 113-90 loss to the Fever on their home court, and Carrington herself did not perform well, scoring only seven points, grabbing three rebounds, and shooting just 3-for-11 from the field and 0-for-3 from three-point range. The Chicago Sky's struggles also officially eliminated them from playoff contention.\n\nPortnoy, known for his support of the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark, had harsh words for Carrington following the game. He stated that \"DiJonai Carrington's entire existence is making a fool out of herself at the hands of Caitlin and the Fever\" and criticized her for a previous post about \"WHITE PRIVILEGE.\" Portnoy's post on X expressed his delight at Carrington's poor performance, as the Chicago team had fallen flat in the game.",
  "summary": "Last time the Indiana Fever met the Chicago Sky on the court, Chicago guard DiJonai Carrington was ejected from the game after a hard foul on Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. While she had the rematch against the Fever circled on her calendar, she ultimately fell flat in that game, and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}