WNBA player who gave Caitlin Clark a black eye with fingernail explains what happened: 'I didn't know'

Caitlin Clark had 19 assists in the Indiana Fever’s loss to the Dallas Wings, setting a WNBA record. Clark was left off of the women’s Olympic team and left out of the WNBA All-Star skills competition.

Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington stuck her long fingernail in Caitlin Clark's eye during the Sun's 93-69 win over the Indiana Fever Sunday in the WNBA playoffs.

Carrington struck Clark while trying to block a pass from Clark in the first quarter. Slow-motion footage showed Carrington bending her hand while coming down from the block attempt, pointing her nails in Clark's face. No foul was called on the play.

Carrington denied intentionally trying to give Clark a black eye while talking to reporters Tuesday. 

"I don’t even know why I would intend to hit anybody in the eye,"  Carrington said. "That doesn’t even make sense to me. But, no, I didn’t. I didn’t know I hit her, actually. I was trying to make a play on the ball, and I guess I followed through, and I hit her. So, obviously, it’s never intentional. That’s not even like the type of player that I am."

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts after getting hit in the eye during Game 1 of the first round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs against the Connecticut Sun Sept. 22, 2024, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.  (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Later on in the game, Carrington was seen laughing with Sun teammate Marina Mabrey. Carrington said they were not laughing about giving Clark the black eye. 

"I can't laugh about something I didn't know happened," Carrington said. 

Clark agreed she didn't believe Carrington purposely hit her in the eye while talking to reporters Tuesday.

"It