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DiJonai Carrington rips WNBA over lack of promotion for historic Sparks-Sun matchup in Boston

meghan l. hall
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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 20: DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun drives to the basket during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on August 20, 2024 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Fluharty/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 20: DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun drives to the basket during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on August 20, 2024 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Fluharty/NBAE via Getty Images)

The WNBA might have missed an enormous opportunity to promote the league's growth by not televising a historic Sparks-Sun matchup in Boston's TD Garden. Unsurprisingly, DiJonai Carrington promptly ripped them for it.

For context, Tuesday's Sparks-Sun game was the first time a WNBA game was held in the Boston Celtics' home arena. That's awesome by itself, but what's even better is playing in front of a sold-out crowd of 19,125 fans. Earlier in the day, Carrington seemed shocked that so many people would come out to see the Sparks take on the Sun, but she welcomed the moment.

Per Noa Dalzell of SB Nation, DiJonai shared these thoughts with the media:

"We don't have any...media superstars, and we're still able to garner this type of attention... It really just shows how much this city loves sports, and it doesn't matter what sport, what gender — they're going to show up and show out for sports teams."

But Carrington seemingly had more feelings about the moment.

Hours before the game, she called out the WNBA for not promoting the event to larger audiences — it was only available on X (formerly Twitter) and League Pass.

Still, she wasn't done. Following the Sun's win, Carrington doubled down on her frustrations. Here's what she said:

"I'mma keep it real all the time, and I feel like Connecticut as a franchise is historically disrespected. So, sometimes...if you want something, you gotta go out there and do it yourself. So, that's what I did for us."

"I think that there could have been a lot more publicity or promo from the top...The game should have been on the national television broadcast. You shouldn’t have to pay for any type of subscription to see a game that’s this historic, in my opinion."

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