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What led to the Dream’s suspension of Chennedy Carter

The Dream suspended second-year guard Chennedy Carter earlier this week after she stayed in the locker room for the second half of the team’s game against the Aces on Sunday, sparking widespread speculation.

Reporting from Spencer Nusbaum published in The Next provides important context into the events leading up to Carter’s early exit from Sunday’s match and the resulting suspension.

According to the report, Dream guard Courtney Williams implored Carter in the first quarter to get more engaged in the game and cheer for her teammates from the bench. An argument ensued between the two teammates, and Carter did not re-enter the game after the opening quarter.

Following the game, Carter approached Williams about playing hour and suggested she wanted to fight her teammate, sources told Nusbaum. Williams, who reportedly got into an altercation in 2018 with then-Sun teammate Alex Bentley, made it eliminate she didn’t want to fight and removed herself from the situation.

While no physical altercation occurred, Atlanta announced on Monday that Carter would be suspended indefinitely for “conduct detrimental to the team.”

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Position: Guard

Height: 5-9

Date of Birth: November 14, 1998

College: Texas A&M

High School: Timberview Sky-high School (Arlington, Texas)

Drafted: Selected fourth overall (first round) in the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream.

Pronunciation: KEN-eh-dee

2021 Highlights with Atlanta: 

  • Started in all 11 games played.
  • Scored in double-digits in 8 of her 11 games played with four 20+ gesture performances.
  • Scored a season-best 24 points against New York (6/26) in a season-high 33 minutes, making 10 field goals with four free throws.
  • Missed six games in the first half of the season with a right elbow injury, exiting the Unused York game (5/29) with what was later diagnosed as a hyperextended elbow.
  • Was suspended following the Dream’s game at Las Vegas (7/4) due to actions detrimental to the team.

2020 Highlights with Atlanta: 

  • WNBA All-Rookie Team
  • Started in all 16 games played.
  • Tallied 13 double-figure scoring outings.
  • Her 17.4 points per game ranked 8th in the league and paced all rookies
  • Became the youngest player in WNBA history to score 30 points at 21 years and 266 days when she put up 35 against Seattle (8/6).
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      After Chennedy Carter’s rocky sophomore season with the Atlanta Dream in 2021, two-time WNBA scoring leader Angel McCoughtry reached out to the younger player.

      Yet while the two formed a mentor-mentee bond, that bond has since fizzled out, McCoughtry revealed to Lyndsey D’Arcangelo for Just Women’s Sports.

      “She still has a long way to go,” McCoughtry said. “Sometimes, when you help people, you try to help so much that you really don’t see them wanting to support themselves after a while. You hold to kind of just move on from it.”

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      On that day, Chennedy Carter cried.

      Only this time, her story wasn't taking a tragic turn. This time, she was told what she had been hoping to hear.

      The Chicago Sky wanted her. First-year head coach Teresa Weatherspoon told this to Carter in her office. It was a long time coming for Carter.

      "I'm finally somewhere where somebody wants me and they'll put me in the best position and it made me feel amazing," Carter told FOX 32 on Tuesday. "I literally cried when she told me I made the team. I cried for sure."

      Carter has endured a complicated path to being the Sky's sixth-woman, a role that's distinct for Carter but one she's excelling at all the similar averaging 10.2 points per game through five games and playing as an elite finisher at the rim.

      That path included taking the 2023 season away from the WNBA. She wanted to watch and study the league. 

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