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According to several members of the Chicago Sky<\/a>, a fan “harassed” their teammate Wednesday night. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Annie Costabile<\/a> reported that the fan approached guard Chennedy Carter as she attempted to exit the team’s bus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Sky forward Michaela Onyenwere said the team’s security was able to de-escalate the situation but added more context to what sounded like an unsafe and scary few moments.<\/p>\n “It’s still extremely weird and crosses the boundaries meeting us right when we get off the bus,” Onyenwere said on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n The incident comes only days after Carter was hit with a flagrant foul when she hip-checked Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark with a blindside hit. The run-in<\/a> only added fuel to the fire, as the seemingly harsh treatment of this year’s No. 1 pick was already a hot topic of conversation.<\/p>\n The Chicago Tribune published a scathing takedown<\/a> of Carter in defense of Clark, much to the chagrin of the publication’s beat writers. Meanwhile, Republican Congressman Jim Banks sent a letter to the WNBA demanding answers to the “excessive attack<\/a>” on the ex-Iowa star.<\/p>\n As Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon said, what Carter did was “not appropriate<\/a>.” However, her actions aren’t an excuse for harassment.<\/p>\n Likewise, the situation shines a bright light on double standards.<\/p>\n Clark has been a target. That’s not debatable. But that seems more like an officiating problem than anything else, especially considering the silence regarding hard fouls<\/a> on fellow rookies like Angel Reese of the Sky.<\/p>\n Are there players within the WNBA who are envious and perhaps resentful of Clark? Undoubtedly. Is she the first hyped-up player to be the victim of a hard foul or an unprovoked shove? No.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Clark is no stranger to similar behavior<\/a>.<\/p>\n Either way, the latest development is unsettling, to say the least. The uptick in outrage in favor of the Fever star has now emboldened fans to confront her so-called attackers personally, which simply can’t be justified nor tolerated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n