{
  "id": 687401,
  "title": "Fever Coach Stephanie White Clarifies DiJonai Carrington Comment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fever-coach-stephanie-white-clarifies-dijonai-carrington-comment",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:19:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/fever-coach-stephanie-white-clarifies-dijonai-carrington-comment-12315318"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After Indiana's win against the Chicago Sky, Fever head coach Stephanie White expressed that Chicago's star DiJonai Carrington did not intend to injure Fever guard Sophie Cunningham with a hard foul that resulted in Carrington's ejection. White maintained that the foul was indeed hard, but believed it was the correct call. She added that Carrington was always going to play aggressively and compete. However, after taking some time to reconsider the incident, White revised her stance slightly. She emphasized that her players' success, health, and safety are always her top priority. White confirmed that she witnessed the play live but did not have the opportunity to review it before speaking with reporters. While acknowledging that the foul was egregious, she admitted that she did not have a chance to review it thoroughly in real time. White reiterated her unwavering support for her players, expressing that she takes personal offense to any suggestion that she does not always have their backs. She stated that she stands by them 10 toes down all the time.",
  "summary": "Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White clarified her comments about Chicago Sky star DiJonai Carrington this week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Watch Fever coach Stephanie White's fiery speech about WNBA political climate: 'Everybody else can go to hell'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/watch-fever-coach-stephanie-whites-fiery-speech-about-wnba-political",
        "published": "2026-08-11T23:56:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}