The outside world was super critical of Chennedy Carter, but the home fans have her back … and that was crystal clear in the Sky’s return to Chicago, where CC received a rousing ovation in her first game since the controversy!
Carter and the Sky played against the New York Liberty on Tuesday at home — their first game since Chennedy’s body check of Caitlin Clark during last weekend’s matchup.
It seems the Sky fans didn’t care about the play, which was called dirty by many … ’cause when she checked into the game, they cheered her on in a big way.
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Some even gave Carter a standing ovation … and she was very appreciative.
“It felt good just to know that Sky Town supports me,” Carter said at the post-game press conference.
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“Ultimately it got me going, they gave me confidence. Soon as I came in, they gave me confidence. I started feelin’ it. I’m like ‘Okay the crowd is with you, your team is with you’ — lets go!”
Carter — who signed with the Chicago earlier this year — dropped 16 points … but it wasn’t enough to beat Sabrina Ionescu and the Liberty. The Sky lost 88-75.
“We have a lot that we need to get better on,” Carter said, “I gotta find a way to get us all on the same page. Sometimes we have little slippage and we can’t do that.”
The Chicago Sky are currently 3-5 and in 9th place in the standings.