DiJonai Carrington, Caitlin Clark's teammate appear to joke about infamous eye-poking incident

DiJonai Carrington poked WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark successful the oculus during a crippled past month.

Carrington struck Clark portion trying to artifact a walk from Clark successful the archetypal quarter. Slow-motion footage showed Carrington bending her manus portion coming down from the artifact attempt, pointing her nails in Clark's face. 

No foul was called connected the play.

The play unquestionably accrued Carrington's celebrity, and present she appears to beryllium joking astir it.

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Connecticut Sun defender DiJonai Carrington (21) fouls Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) successful the 2nd fractional of a WNBA hoops crippled successful Indianapolis Aug. 28, 2024.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

In a caller Instagram Live video, Carrington and her girlfriend, NaLyssa Smith, who plays connected the Indiana Fever with Clark, were successful their room erstwhile Smith poked Carrington successful the eye.

"Ow, you poked maine successful the eye," Carrington said. Smith apologized, and the 2 laughed.

"Did you bash it connected purpose?" Carrington asked.

The question could beryllium a changeable astatine Christine Brennan, the USA Today newsman who asked Carrington whether she had poked Clark intentionally. That drew a scathing connection from the Women's National Basketball Players' Association, which accused Brennan of fueling racism with the question.

DiJonai Carrington (21) of the Connecticut Sun plays defence against Caitlin Clark (22) of the Indiana Fever during a crippled June 10, 2024, astatine the Mohegan Sun Arena successful Uncasville, Conn.  (Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images)

Carrington denied intentionally trying to springiness Clark a achromatic oculus portion talking to reporters.

"I don’t adjacent cognize wherefore I would mean to deed anybody successful the eye,"  Carrington said. "That doesn’t adjacent marque consciousness to me. But, no, I didn’t. I didn’t cognize I deed her, actually. I was trying to marque a play connected the ball, and I conjecture I followed through, and I deed her. So, obviously, it’s ne'er intentional. That’s not adjacent similar the benignant of subordinate that I am."

Clark didn't deliberation Carrington purposely deed her successful the eye.

Carrington has a past of antagonizing Clark and her fans successful the past. During a crippled successful June, Carrington fouled Clark aft Clark received an inbound walk from teammate Kristy Wallace. Clark caught the walk and started toward the basket. Carrington was precocious getting to Clark owed to a surface by Aliyah Boston, and she bumped Clark.

Connecticut Sun defender DiJonai Carrington (21) reacts aft a 3-point handbasket against the Indiana Fever successful the 2nd 4th astatine Mohegan Sun Arena successful Uncasville, Conn., June 10, 2024. (David Butler II/USA Today Sports)

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Later that month, Carrington posted connected X, saying Clark should bash much to talk retired astir radical utilizing her sanction for "racism" and different forms of prejudice. She besides called the Fever fans the "nastiest" successful the league.

Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.