No Suspension?! WNBA Lets DiJonai Carrington Get Away With DANGEROUS Attack!
No Suspension?! WNBA Lets DiJonai Carrington Get Away With DANGEROUS Attack!
Last night’s WNBA tilt should have been remembered for clutch shots and heroic defense—but instead, it turned into an ugly spectacle when DiJonai Carrington launched a flagrant, face-kneeding attack on the unsuspecting Jamie Brooks. Fans in attendance recoiled as Brooks crumpled to the hardwood, clutching her nose in a shameful gasp for breath. As the arena fell into stunned silence, everyone expected the league to mete out instant justice. But what followed was more shocking than the foul itself: the WNBA announced no suspension for Carrington, brushing aside safety concerns as though they were nothing more than an inconvenient afterthought.
Carrington’s assault was textbook reckless: following a routine rebound in the third quarter, she cocked her arm with the sort of predatory intent usually seen in a boxing ring, then rammed her elbow into Brooks’s face. The blow was so brutal that television replays showed Brooks’s head snap backward, fracturing cartilage and sending shards of shock through viewers’ living rooms. Medical personnel rushed onto the court; Brooks spent the rest of the evening in the locker room under observation. Yet by morning, league officials declared the incident merely “incidental contact” unworthy of any disciplinary measure.
The WNBA’s decision reeks of a double standard. Superstars have been sidelined through league suspensions for far lesser infractions—dust-ups that landed them only a week or two in the doghouse. Meanwhile, a young guard whose elbow could have easily broken bones walks free, her reputation unscathed. In press conferences, Commissioner Erica Morrison hemmed and hawed, insisting that Carrington’s track record of “good sportsmanship” outweighed a single moment of violence. But in the eyes of outraged fans and players alike, what it really revealed was the league’s troubling willingness to protect marquee names at any cost.
Social media erupted with fury within hours of the non-penalty announcement. #JusticeForBrooks trended on Twitter as supporters flooded the platform with photos of the horrifying replay, demanding Carrington face real consequences. Even rival players couldn’t contain their disgust. Veteran center Tanya McLeod spoke out, calling the WNBA’s ruling “an absolute farce” and accusing the league of turning a blind eye to violence so long as the perpetrator fills seats and sells jerseys. “Where’s the accountability?” she demanded. “Are we to believe that breaking someone’s face doesn’t count as ‘dangerous play’ in this league?”
Carrington, for her part, issued a terse apology, blaming her actions on the heat of competition. But her statement rang hollow against the backdrop of Brooks’s swelling bruises and the escalating conversation about player safety. Critics argue that by downplaying the severity of Carrington’s blow, the WNBA has emboldened aggression—signaling that bodies are fair game so long as the perpetrator remains unscathed by official discipline. If next time someone crosses the line with irreversible damage, the league will have only itself to blame.
As the dust settles, the WNBA faces a crossroads: will it stand by a policy that excuses violent conduct from its rising stars, or will it finally step up to protect its athletes—regardless of their marketability? Jamie Brooks deserves far more than sympathetic tweets. She deserves justice. And if the league continues to shuffle its feet, fans may soon lose faith in a brand that claims to champion empowerment yet tolerates brutality without consequence. This was supposed to be women’s basketball at its finest. Instead, it descended into a sordid reminder that, even in 2025, the fight for fair play remains painfully uphill.
