Josh Hart slams reporter’s 'stupid question' to DiJonai Carrington after Caitlin Clark incident, calls for media credentials removal

By Atishay Jain

Modified Sep 25, 2024 05:27 GMT

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New York Knicks star Josh Hart slammed a WNBA reporter for asking a "stupid question" to the Connecticut Sun's DiJonai Carrington following her poke in the eye that left Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever black eyed. In Game 1 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on Sunday, Carrington inadvertently poked Clark in the eye while trying to deflect the rookie's attempted pass.

After the play that left Caitlin Clark visibly in pain, Carrington faced heavy criticism from fans and pundits, who accused the Sun guard of deliberately poking the Fever superstar in the eye.

Ahead of Game 2, the 26-year-old Sun guard was asked point-blank by a reporter if her actions were intentional.

"When you went and kind of swatted at Caitlin, did you intend to hit her in the eye ... if so or if not either way, can you talk about what happened on that play," WNBA reporter Christine Brennan asked Carrington.

Carrington was taken aback by the reporter's line of questioning, responding with a surprised smile before offering her answer.

"I don’t even know why I would intend to hit anybody in the eye," said the Sun guard.

"It doesn’t even make sense to me. But no, I didn’t. I didn’t know I hit her actually. I was trying to make a play on the ball," she added.

Josh Hart was appalled by the reporter's question and urged the authorities to pull Brennan's credentials.

"They need to start taking media credentials away for stupid questions like this," Hart wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

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Caitlin Clark on getting poked in the eye

Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark faced a similar question on Tuesday ahead of Game 2 against the Connecticut Sun. During a media session, Clark was asked if she believed Carrington’s actions were intentional, but the rookie simply laughed off the suggestion.

“It wasn’t intentional by any means. Just watch the play. It wasn’t intentional,” Clark said.

Clark's playoff debut didn’t go as expected, with many fans speculating that Carrington's eye poke had an impact on the rookie’s underwhelming performance. However, Clark said that the eye poke didn’t have any impact on her performance in Game 1.

Th rookie scored 11 points on 4-of-17 shooting from the field, including 2-of-13 from the 3-point range. The 22-year-old will look to deliver a much-improved performance when the Fever face the Sun in Game 2 on Wednesday.