“I just play hard asf”: DiJonai Carrington defends herself from ‘dirty player’ accusations after furious foul on Skylar Diggins sparks outrage

DiJonai Carrington clapped back at the fans who accused her of being a "dirty player." On Wednesday, the Dallas Wings star expressed her thoughts on the community's outrage over her flagrant foul against Skylar Diggins-Smith in Tuesday's 83-77 loss against the Seattle Storm.

Carrington called out the fans in a tweet for not knowing basketball and defended her actions on the court.

"Yall fanS swear i’m such a dirty player. I’m SO over this narrative bc if u really know bball, u know I just play hard asf & never give up on a play. &yup, we challenged the last couple flagrants & got em rescinded bc I’m ALWAYS tryna make a play on the ball nun more, nun less.🩷"

Carrington is leading the league in most flagrant fouls (three) this season.

Her incident with Diggins-Smith occurred late in the final quarter of the game. The Wings were trailing the Storm with only four minutes left on the clock. Diggins-Smith went for a layup in a fastbreak layup when DiJonai Carrington made contact with the Storm guard's head while trying to block.

She sent the six-time All-Star crashing onto the floor and received a flagrant foul for her attempt. Diggins-Smith, however, completed the play despite the poor challenge from last season's Most Improved Player award winner. The Dallas Wings had hopes of turning around their performance from last season after they drafted Paige Bueckers and made some moves to bring DiJonai Carrington and NaLyssa Smith on the roster. However, they have had a terrible start, having won only one game in their last eight.

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DiJonai Carrington responds to referee calling security on her in 97-92 loss against the Chicago Sky

DiJonai Carrington responded to the referee calling out security on her during the WIngs' first loss against the Chicago Sky. On May 29, the Wings took on the Sky for the first time this season and the game ended in a disappointing 97-92 loss for Carrington's side.

However, the highlight of the show was the referee calling security on the Wings guard when she tried conversing with him after the game ended. A fan shared the video of the incident on X, formerly Twitter, and Carrington reshared it with her response to the official's actions.

"Security… , when i’m literally having a civil conversation is insane . mind you , he called the “sEcUrItY” over there… #Mircoagression," she captioned her repost.

She defended her action and criticized the referee for his decision. DiJonai Carrington is averaging 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

She has been decent so far but if the Wings want to turn around their season, she needs to step up and become a solid third option their roster has been lacking.