The Chicago Sky were met by a man with a camera as they arrived Wednesday at their team hotel in Washington, D.C., ahead of their Thursday tilt against the Mystics.
Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca confirmed to ESPN that the man was trying to approach Chennedy Carter, whose flagrant foul against Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark on Saturday has been the subject of widespread debate over the past several days.
Pagliocca said that team security de-escalated the encounter, and police weren’t called.
A video of the incident was posted on X on Wednesday night but was later deleted. Sky forward Michaela Onyenwere wrote in a post on X that the video was edited and didn’t include the man directing racist and misogynistic remarks at the players.
Several other Sky players posted on X about the incident.
“WOW!!! Thank GOD for security,” forward Isabelle Harrison posted. “My teammate being harassed at our hotel is insane! Couldn’t even step off the…