Chicago Sky add another player who feuded with Caitlin Clark

The Chicago Sky are assembling quite the collection of Caitlin Clark opps.

Chicago is signing guard DiJonai Carrington in free agency, Alexa Philippou of ESPN reported on Sunday. Carrington is reportedly getting a one-year deal from the Sky.

The 28-year-old Carrington averaged 9.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game last season combined between the Dallas Wings and the Minnesota Lynx. She is also a former WNBA All-Defensive First Team selection as well as a former WNBA Most Improved Player Award winner (both of which she achieved in the 2024 season).

But Carrington is perhaps best known for her past feud with the Indiana Fever superstar Clark. During a playoff series against the Fever in 2024 (Clark’s rookie year), Carrington, who was then a member of the Connecticut Sun, sparked backlash by appearing to poke Clark in the eye intentionally.

Both players later denied that there was any intent behind the poke. But in any case, Carrington remains known for her physical brand of defense that many believe can sometimes cross the line into recklessness.

For the Sky, they already added another well-known Clark enemy in Jacy Sheldon a couple of days ago. They also previously employed Clark’s primary rival Angel Reese before trading Reese away in a blockbuster deal earlier in the month. Now Chicago is adding Carrington to the mix as well.