Sky's Chennedy Carter whistled for flagrant foul after smacking former teammate Marina Mabrey

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Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter is back at the center of controversy.

In the first quarter of the Sky's game against the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 23, Carter was assessed a flagrant foul after she came into contact with her former teammate Marina Mabrey. Carter was playing defense in the post, when Mabrey spun into the 25-year-old Sky star.

Carter then hit Marbery on the arm and also appeared to smack her in the face in an apparent effort to block the shot.

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Chennedy Carter #7 of the Chicago Sky looks on during the game on August 23, 2024 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Dylan Goodman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Marbery remained on the floor with her hands over her face for several moments after the play. The training staff attended to Mabrey as she was in visible pain and laid on her back on the court.

Referees reviewed the play and upgraded the foul to a flagrant-1.

Connecticut Sun guard Marina Mabrey (4) reacts after a blow to the face during a WNBA game between Chicago Sky and Connecticut Sun on August 23, 2024, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.  (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Mabrey appeared to grow unhappy with her situation in Chicago at some point this season, and the franchise granted her trade request in July.

Earlier in the day, a social media video appeared to show many of Mabery's former teammates giving her the cold shoulder during a pregame shootaround. 

Some observers suggested that the awkward exchange pointed to an underlying beef, particularly between Carter and Mabery.

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