WNBA silence on DiJonai Carrington's 'White privilege' post exposes Sandy Brondello double standard

Three weeks ago, the WNBA needed less than 24 hours to Sandy Brondello for making a comment that wasn't explicitly racial.

More than two days after Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington explicitly invoked race by posting "WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever" on Threads from a game against the Fever, the league apparently had nothing to say.

Carrington then suited up and played for the Sky against the Seattle Storm on Monday night.

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Seems like a pretty clear double standard.

Let's start with Brondello.

During a July 17 game against the Atlanta Dream, Brondello became upset after officials called a foul on Nyara Sabally while she battled Angel Reese for a rebound. Sabally went down in pain, and Brondello complained that Reese was a "protected species."

Brondello is Australian, where "protected species" is a common sports expression used to describe an athlete perceived to receive favorable treatment from officials. The context made her meaning pretty clear, too. She was complaining about a foul call.

Still, because Reese is Black, the comment was quickly given a racial interpretation. Reese also leaned into the racial narrative by posting "ARE WE SURPRISED" shortly after the game.

Brondello apologized the following morning, saying her frustration was with the officiating and acknowledging that her words had an impact beyond what she intended, "particularly for Black women in our league."

Apparently, that wasn't enough.

On July 18, less than a day after Brondello made the comment, the WNBA suspended her without pay for one game. The league called it an "inappropriate comment" and said coaches and team personnel are expected to uphold the "highest standards of professionalism and respect."

Reese later thanked the WNBA for taking action and said there is "no place for discrimination or hate" in the league.

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Keep that standard in mind.

On Saturday afternoon, Carrington struck Fever guard Sophie Cunningham across the head while Cunningham attempted a layup. Officials reviewed the play, upgraded the foul to a Flagrant 2 and ejected Carrington late in the first quarter.

Minutes later, while the game was still being played, a post appeared on Carrington's Threads account.

"WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever."

Not "protected species," which is an Australian sports phrase that someone else interpreted through a racial lens.

"WHITE PRIVILEGE."

Carrington made an explicitly race-based comment and tagged another WNBA franchise almost immediately after being ejected from a WNBA game.

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OutKick and Fox News Digital Carrington's post Saturday and asked whether the WNBA viewed it as an allegation that race or racial bias played a role in her ejection, whether the league had spoken with Carrington and whether it was reviewing the matter for potential discipline.

No response.

OutKick followed up with the WNBA again Monday morning and Monday night, giving the league another opportunity to explain its position before publication.

Again, no response.

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