Florida’s AG Threatens Assault Charges Against WNBA Players After Sophie Cunningham Gets Flagrant Fouled

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier threatened WNBA players he is willing to charge them with assault and battery if they dare clobber Sophie Cunningham in his jurisdiction.

Uthmeier posted his warning on X on Saturday, the same day Cunningham was absolutely smoked with a vicious clothesline to the head by Chicago Sky player DiJonai Carrington in a national TV game. The flagrant foul sent Cunningham sprawling to the floor with a bloody mouth and resulted in Carrington getting booted from the game, where once she was back in the locker room she posted on social media the world had just witnessed “WHITE PRIVILEGE.”

“The WNBA knows better than to play games down here in Florida,” Uthmeier posted. “Because I’ll be charging people with assault.”

He then clarified on Sunday “assault and battery” after Fox News shared his threat.

One small thing to note: there are no WNBA teams in Florida. So there is no chance Cunningham will get pummeled again in an official league game in the Sunshine State… but maybe if she gets walloped during a pickup game and it is caught on camera, Uthmeier will press charges.

Saturday’s hard smack — which came during a national TV broadcast on ESPN — comes as Cunningham has been at the center of a media firestorm over the last month, following her remarks on girls and women playing against biological boys and men who have transitioned.

Here is the comment which sparked the whole saga:

“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” [Cunningham] says. “I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”

Cunningham’s comment has been both praised and condemned, with some fans rallying in support of her and making her Adidas sneakers a must-have item. Others have criticized her for it, including one opposing coach who took a not-so-subtle shot at Cunningham last week by wearing a shirt declaring “Trans Kids Belong.” 

Cunningham shrugged it off and took a picture with Outkick’s Riley Gaines after the game.

Outkick founder Clay Travis on Saturday slammed Carrington for the foul and for her social media post, saying it was “Blatant racism.”

“She should be out of the league for the rest of the year,” Travis posted on X. “But it’s the WNBA so she will probably get a five year contract extension.”

But oddly enough, Fever coach Stephanie White sided with Carrington against Cunningham and defended the brutal foul in her post-game press conference.

Watch the hit above via ESPN.

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