Connecticut Sun star DiJonai Carrington calls out WNBA for failing to promote historic game

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Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington called out the WNBA for failing to promote the team’s historic game before a sellout crowd on Tuesday night, adding that the matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks should have been a nationally televised game. 

The Sun headlined the league’s first ever game at TD Garden, the home of the reigning NBA champions, the Boston Celtics.

DiJonai Carrington, #21 of the Connecticut Sun, drives to the basket during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Aug. 20, 2024. (Brian Fluharty/NBAE via Getty Images)

Carrington scored 19 points before a sold-out crowd of 19,125 fans – setting a new franchise record in the 69-61 victory. 

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However, Carrington was not entirely pleased with the way Tuesday’s game unfolded, and she preemptively took to social media to call out the league for failing to promote the game. 

"Since we gotta do our own promo… We’re playing at [TD Garden] tonight & it’s SOLD OUT 19k+. First W game here ever. Historic. Not on tv, but you can catch it right here on twitter," Carrington said in a post on X, tagging the WNBA.

Carrington doubled down on her stance in the postgame presser, adding that the league knew about the significance of their game at TD Garden around a year ago. 

Fans during the Connecticut Sun vs the Los Angeles Sparks on Aug. 20, 2024 at TD Garden in Boston. (Dylan Goodman/NBAE via Getty Images)

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"I’m gonna keep it real all the time, and I feel like Connecticut as a franchise is historically disrespected," she began. 

"Sometimes if you want