WNBA player lashed out at reporter for asking about Caitlin Clark eye-poking incident, new book reveals

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle raves about fellow Iowa alum Caitlin Clark and her handling of pressure ahead of his appearance at the American Century Classic.

DiJonai Carrington found herself in headlines last season when she accidentally poked Caitlin Clark in the eye,

When she was asked about it by USA Today's Christine Brennan, it turned into a war of words. 

The Women's National Basketball Players' Association issued a scathing statement, calling out Brennan by name over an interview with Carrington that the union claimed fueled "racist, homophobic and misogynistic vitriol" online.

Brennnan asked Carrington, who was on the Connecticut Sun at the time, whether she intended to hit Clark in the eye after the video, and whether she and Marina Mabry, who recently shoved Clark to the ground in a game, made fun of the incident afterward. Carrington denied both were the truth.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives on Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington in Indianapolis, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

However, another one of Clark's rivals, DeWanna Bonner, confronted Brennan just minutes after her back and forth with Carrington, Brennan revealed in her new book "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports."

Bonner, who was Carrington's teammate on the Sun at the time, approached Brennan saying that she had "attacked" and "disrespected" Carrington. She used both accusations twice each.

Brennan said she tried to introduce herself to Bonner, and even offered Bonner the chance to listen to their exchange – but Bonner apparently wanted no part.

Brennan then said she texted then-Sun head coach Stephanie White, now Clark's coach