The WNBA star, Dijonai Carrington, has caused indignation for using a hoodie of 'F *** Donald Trump' for an unique basketball game and sharing the photos on his X account X.
The 27 -year -old published the photos on Friday and wrote the legend: “What my hoodie says.”
The hoodie is a merchandise by rapper YG, who in 2016 played shows throughout the United States on a tour called 'F *** Donald Trump'.
Carrington received more criticism than support in response to his publication in X, with many people mocking her and saying that her position was to seek attention.
“I can't say, does” Note “say? ' A fan said in response, while another wrote: “Read the room, this does not have the impact that once had.”
A different response said: 'haha, WNBA has become impossible to see. Hopefully Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark can save him but who knows.
The WNBA star, Dijonai Carrington, wore an anti-Donald Trump hoodie for recently unique
Fans were not impressed by Dijonai Carrington's Anti-Donald Trump message
He has contacted without comment on the choice of Carrington's clothes. The League often publishes photos of the players who arrive at social networks, but did not seem to publish images of Carrington when he wore hoodie.
The NFL, compared, has prohibited players from making political statements and He even sent a reminder To the players after Trump won the elections in November. The San Francisco 49ers player, Nick Bosa, received a fine of $ 11,255 in November for using a Maga cap after his team beat the Dallas Cowboys at the end of October.
Carrington, who plays in the WNBA for Connecticut Sun, was involved in controversy that involved Caitlin Clark last season after she pushed her in the eye during the playoffs against Indiana's fever.
Clark had a small amount of bruises from the incident, but laughed, while Carrington was furious for being asked by the reporter of USA Today Christine Brennan if the foul was intentional.
“I don't even know why I intend to hit anyone in his eye,” Carrington told her.
That doesn't even make sense to me. But no, I didn't. I didn't know that I hit her, in reality. I was trying to play on the ball, and I guess I continued and hit her.
Obviously he is never intentional. That is not even the type of player I am.
Clark, on the other hand, never suggested that he thought Carrington set out to hurt her.
'He was not intentional in any way. Just look at the work, 'he said.
It is not clear if Carrington faces any punishment for his message about President Trump
Carrington was involved in controversy with Caitlin Clark in the last season of the WNBA
But Brennan's question caused a violent reaction from the WNBA players association, who launched an extraordinary statement that said that his question to Carrington was' a shameless attempt to hook a professional athlete to participate in a narrative that is false and Designed to feed the racists, homophobic and misogynist vitriol in social networks.
USA Today defended Brennan, responding with his own statement that said: 'We reject the notion that the interview perpetuated any narrative that is not obtaining the player's perspective directly …
“Christine Brennan is considered a defender of women and athletes, but first of all, she is a journalist.”
Meanwhile, without the same was launched last week in Miami with the WNBA stars competing with each other in 3×3 games.
But the first round of television visualization figures was disappointing, with the league struggling to attract a large number of viewers with Clark opting not to play.