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Chennedy Carter was ejected from the game after her push on Caitlin Clark and has now spoken out on the incident for the first time since the match in 2024
Former Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter grabbed the spotlight in 2024 when she forcefully knocked Indiana Fever then-rookie Caitlin Clark to the floor, eliciting an enthusiastic reaction from Angel Reese on the sidelines.
Carter, who is now a free agent, loomed over Clark and then casually strolled up the court. Post-game, she made her stance clear. “I ain’t answering no Caitlin Clark questions,” she declared. Initially deemed a common foul, her action was later escalated to a flagrant 1 the following day.
In a recent chat with YouTuber N3ON, Carter seemed to tone down her earlier aggression. “It’s one of those things that just happens in basketball,” she explained. “It was just like a little tap, like ‘I’m here.’ Not to like harm [her] or anything.
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“It’s one of those things. I’m a great player, she’s a great player. Everybody is gonna have their views on it, and my personal view is that I don’t have anything against her.”
At 26, Carter, who was selected fourth overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream from Texas A&M, notched a career-best average of 17.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game last season with the Sky.
“So in basketball a little bit, there are things called talking smack, that’s a part of basketball,” Carter remarked regarding the buildup to the incident. “I think a play before, maybe I was elbowed, okay, that happens.
“I think the next play down, maybe something was said, and then maybe there was a little clip of somebody yelling in my face. And then we go down the court, then I hit a little bucket.”
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The Fever celebrated a nail-biting victory at 71-70, bagging just their second win in ten games. Amid Clark’s challenging start to her WNBA career, she racked up 11 points on 4/11 shooting.
When queried about whether Carter owed an apology, the Fever’s standout player coolly stated, “No….Basketball’s competitive. I get it. Sometimes your emotions get the best of you — it happened to me multiple times throughout the course of my career.
“People are competitive. [Carter is] having a tremendous season. She’s played great basketball. In my eyes, probably in first place for Sixth Player of the Year. She’s been great off the bench for them. She had 25 [points] here last night and really helped them win the game.”
