Fever star Sophie Cunningham was assaulted during the game on Saturday.On Saturday, during the Indianapolis Fever-Chicago Sky game controversial player DiJonai Carrington made headlines after she brutally assaulted Fever star Sophie Cunningham during her breakaway layup.It is obvious from the film that Carrington did not go for the ball. She was aiming for Cunningham’s head and neck. If this would have happened on a street corner Carrington would be arrested on assault charges.Carrington was ejected from the game but she was not sorry for her blatant assault. She tweeted out “White Privilege” as if she was somehow the victim of her own violence!After the game the screwball coach for the Fever, Stephanie White, who has a horrible record on and off the court, weighed in on the assault.Fever coach Stephanie White defended DiJonai Carrington’s assault on Sophie Cunningham “She’s going to compete, no one’s going to walk in for an easy layup, so I don’t oppose the hard foul.” pic.twitter.com/iseSzm2e6y— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) August 9, 2026 White defended Carrington for the obviously intentional and brutal public assault.Fever coach Stephanie White defended DiJonai Carrington’s assault on Sophie Cunningham “She’s going to compete, no one’s going to walk in for an easy layup, so I don’t oppose the hard foul.” pic.twitter.com/iseSzm2e6y— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) August 9, 2026 The Lt. Governor of Indiana, Micah Beckwith, commented on Fever coach Stephanie White’s defense of DiJonai Carrington after the assault on the court on Saturday.Lt. Governor Beckworth is calling on Stephanie White to resign.Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith: Ok… The @IndianaFever need to let Stephanie White go. No solid coach would ever take the side of the opposing team’s player who committed a flagrant foul on one of your own players. Terrible coaching! The Fever need to defend their players.Ok… The @IndianaFever need to let Stephanie White go. No solid coach would ever take the side of the opposing team’s player who committed a flagrant foul on one of your own players. Terrible coaching! The Fever need to defend their players. https://t.co/JCHkQKv4un— TheMicahBeckwith (@MicahBeckwith) August 9, 2026 Micah Beckwith followed up that tweet with more on Stephanie White – retweeting this take by NotKennyRogers.I’m sure it was just an accident. RIP APOLLO CREED https://t.co/kmwKFkcM64— TheMicahBeckwith (@MicahBeckwith) August 9, 2026 For the record… Fever Coach White defended Alyssa Thomas after she kneed Caitlin Clark in the crotch and punched Clark in the throat.That is just crazy.She really needs to go.Fever coach Stephanie White defended Alyssa Thomas after she punched Caitlin Clark in the throat.Now she’s defending DiJonai Carrington after she smacked Sophie Cunningham in the head. pic.twitter.com/UQ8RHQ8xFc— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) August 9, 2026 The post Lt. Governor of Indiana Demands Fever Coach Stephanie White Be Let Go for Defending DiJonai Carrington After She Assaulted Sophie Cunningham appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.