{"id":2642619,"date":"2026-08-10T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-ag-says-sophie-cunningham-hit-would-have-resulted-in-charges-if-game-had-been-played-in-his-state\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:05:00","slug":"florida-ag-says-sophie-cunningham-hit-would-have-resulted-in-charges-if-game-had-been-played-in-his-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-ag-says-sophie-cunningham-hit-would-have-resulted-in-charges-if-game-had-been-played-in-his-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida AG Says Sophie Cunningham Hit Would Have Resulted in Charges if Game Had Been Played in His State"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-ag-says-sophie-cunningham-hit-would-have-resulted-in-charges-if-game-had-been-played-in-his-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642619&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a contentious incident during a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever, where Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington hit Indiana fever guard Sophie Cunningham, leading to Carrington&#8217;s ejection for a blatant, intentional strike. Florida attorney General James Uthmeier responded strongly, warning that such actions could lead to assault charges in Florida, and later clarified his stance to include assault and battery. Carrington, who was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected, later suggested her actions were influenced by perceived racial bias, posting &#8220;WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever&#8221; on social media. <\/p>\n<p>Cunningham, who was struck, confronted Carrington promptly afterward, despite bleeding from her mouth. The incident drew significant attention on social media, with backlash over the violence and accusations of racial bias. Earlier, Cunningham had advocated for protecting girls in sports from transgender athletes, which has sparked controversy among fans and players, including former NBA players like Royce White and Enes Freedom, who also announced their intentions to join the league as transgender players.The league&#8217;s response to such incidents and issues surrounding gender identity in sports remains a topic of debate and concern.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the WNBA would have faced a different response in his state after Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington hit Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during Saturday night\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe WNBA knows better than to play games down here in Florida, because I\u2019ll be charging people with assault,\u201d Uthmeier wrote on X after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-wnba-player-ejected-nearly-taking-off-sophie-cunninghams-head-clothesline-maneuver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the viral incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The WNBA knows better than to play games down here in Florida, because I\u2019ll be charging people with assault. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wryaIdyFz3\">https:\/\/t.co\/wryaIdyFz3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Uthmeier (@JamesUthmeierFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JamesUthmeierFL\/status\/2086221359554695421?\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier added more context to his statement after Fox News d his original post on X on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should probably clarify\u2026 assault and battery,\u201d Uthmeier wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I should probably clarify \u2026 assault and battery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFQfdtFSAB\">https:\/\/t.co\/EFQfdtFSAB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Uthmeier (@JamesUthmeierFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JamesUthmeierFL\/status\/2086485222678307136?\">August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The comments came after Carrington was ejected for striking Cunningham in the head and neck in a vicious hit.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham drove toward the basket for a layup when Carrington chased her from behind and intentionally struck her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DiJonai Carrington was assessed a Flagrant 2 and was ejected from the game after this play. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WRapu4lqHX\">pic.twitter.com\/WRapu4lqHX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2086180972282658923?\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cunningham fell hard to the floor but immediately got up and confronted Carrington while bleeding from the mouth.<\/p>\n<p>The officials reviewed the contact and assessed Carrington a Flagrant 2 foul, because the hit was blatantly intentional.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling meant Carrington was automatically ejected from the game, a ruling she would later attribute to racism.<\/p>\n<p>Carrington soon thereafter posted \u201cWHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever\u201d on her Threads account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8WOW: WNBA player DiJonai Carrington just HIT Sophie Cunningham in the face, knocking her to the ground, and then posted \u201cwhite privilege\u201d after she got ejected.<\/p>\n<p>Pray for Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n<p>She doesn\u2019t deserve this abuse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bZHrnMoUAl\">pic.twitter.com\/bZHrnMoUAl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BoLoudon\/status\/2086206902245974120?\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cunningham last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sophie-cunningham-doubles-common-sense-trans-comments-confronted-wnba-media-said-said\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advocated<\/a> for protecting girls in sports from boys and men pretending to be women.<\/p>\n<p>She has since drawn the ire of much of the left and her peers in women\u2019s basketball, as the WNBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-commissioner-announces-league-reviewing-trans-inclusion-former-nba-players-declare-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reacts<\/a> to two former NBA players announcing their intent to join the league and identify as women.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: Former NBA first-round pick Royce White says he\u2019s declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft, claiming he now identifies as transgender for the purpose of playing professional basketball.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-8 former Houston Rockets draft pick follows fellow former NBA player Enes\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yUI8NdoiaX\">pic.twitter.com\/yUI8NdoiaX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2085913583502680126?\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It came y\u2019all\u2026 My 1st wig! Tomorrow I test it on the court. This is my feminine era glow up, did I slay? If y\u2019all don\u2019t \u201cyassss queen\u201d you\u2019re transphobic. I really don\u2019t understand all the hatred, I just want to play some hoops with my fellow ladies. \ud83d\udc85\ud83c\udffd<\/p>\n<p>Royce White for U.S.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I98XCP6TFh\">pic.twitter.com\/I98XCP6TFh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Royce White \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Highway_30) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Highway_30\/status\/2086316310309347564?\">August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines,<br \/> I\u2019m officially declaring myself a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WNBA?\">@WNBA<\/a> prospect.<\/p>\n<p>If simply declaring who you are is all that\u2019s required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>My team and I have\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/msncUZUT1J\">pic.twitter.com\/msncUZUT1J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/2085772139869696032?\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s hit on Cunningham came after sports fans have watched Caitlin Clark, her Fever teammate, being targeted by similar hard hits during her three WNBA seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA has shown no apparent interest in protecting either player, despite the fact that both are big draws for people who likely would otherwise not watch the struggling league.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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