Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington has told her critics to do their “research” amid the ongoing furore from her on-court confrontation with Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham and subsequent social media post.

Carrington was ejected from her side’s WNBA defeat for committing a hard foul on Cunningham, and then posted “white privilege” on social media tagging Indiana Fever.

Her actions have been heavily criticised by several American sports analysts, including former NFL star Emmanuel Acho.

On the Speakeasy – Podcast, Acho said: “It was not a race-based decision. To call that a white privilege-based foul is to completely undermine the term of white privilege and to also completely ignore the rules in basketball.

“You hit her in the head. You drew blood. You didn’t connect with the ball at all whatsoever. So to me, it was just very ignorant and, to some degree, asinine by DiJonai Carrington to suggest that that call was based on white privilege.”

However, that has prompted Carrington, 28, to issue a response on social media, external although she is yet to fully explain the meaning of her post in the aftermath of the game.

Writing on X Carrington, said: “I’ve never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege [that was your assumption].

“Try exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych.

“Furthermore, I’m the last thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on ‘white privilege’, do ya research on that one. I actually went to school, one of the top universities might I add, to educate myself on this exact subject.

“I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon knowing the historical and social weight it holds without having the proper evidence to substantiate it.”

Asked about the post after her team won 90-86, Cunningham said: “I think the league is taking care of that.

“This has nothing to do with race. Last year, I did the same thing and I got kicked out, and I deserved to be kicked out. There’s no reason even to play that card.”

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is suing their Premier League rivals Crystal Palace for defamation.

Court filings showed the claim was filed at the High Court in London on Monday against both Palace and ‘persons unknown’.

The legal action extends the mood of tension between the two clubs, which was stirred up again in August last year when fans of the south London club displayed a banner in Selhurst Park’s Lower Holmesdale Road end which included an image of Marinakis.

Sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed that the legal action relates to the banner.

In November last year, the Football Association charged Palace with misconduct relating to the banner. Palace contested the charge and put forward a due diligence defence, arguing that it had taken all steps that could reasonably be taken to ensure the banner was not displayed.

However, Palace were fined £50,000 in February after an independent regulatory commission found the club had breached Rule E21 of FA rules by failing “to ensure its spectators and/or supporters…didn’t behave in an improper, offensive, abusive, insulting and/or provocative” manner.

The Athletic has contacted Palace for comment.

There could be a tense atmosphere when Forest visit Selhurst Park on October 10 for a Premier League fixture.

The bad blood comes against the backdrop of Forest securing a place in last season’s Europa League at Palace’s expense, with Palace having been demoted into the Conference League after being found to have breached rules on multi-club ownership.

Forest had written to UEFA to ask for clarity over the situation and Palace’s ownership structure ultimately saw them removed from the competition, although they subsequently won the Conference League, beating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the final, which secured them a place in the Europa League competition in the upcoming campaign.

Forest appointed Oliver Glasner — the manager who had led Palace to success in the FA Cup, the Community Shield and the Conference League over the last two years — when he became a free agent at the end of his contract this summer.

No hearing dates have yet been set for the legal action.

The Buffalo Bills addressed concerns Monday over obstructed views and poor sight lines, among other issues, at the team’s reveal of the new Highmark Stadium during Saturday’s Blue & Red practice.

The team’s annual scrimmage served as the unofficial opening of the $2.2 billion venue to fans.

However, the opening was marred by criticism over obstructed views from certain seating areas, small scoreboards, slow foot traffic, the stadium canopy — advertised to cover about 65 percent of the seats — and its ineffectiveness at protecting patrons from rain.

The Bills brass told reporters on a conference call Monday that issues regarding sight lines will be handled on a case-by-case basis, but the franchise maintains that early reviews of the stadium have been “overwhelmingly positive.”

“So far, we’ve heard from less than 1 percent of our PSL holders about anything sight line related,” Bills COO Pete Guelli said. “Relative to that specific issue, we feel very confident what was represented via the virtual venue is accurate to what people saw when they sat in their seats. If anybody feels otherwise, we’re taking this on a case-by-case basis and we’ll address any concerns that they have.

“Any building you would walk into, there would be some obstructed seating,” Guelli said. “There are seats where we could create a different design, put in a blank area, or they give you the option to put in a seat that might be obstructed for football, but can be used for any other event like a concert. There’s always partial-view or limited-view seats, and we think those were pretty clearly depicted in our virtual venue.”

Bills vice president of stadium development John Polka added: “Seats with truly obstructed views have not been sold as a PSL or for any football games. If we have a concert in the round at the 50-yard line or a stage in the north end zone, we may sell those tickets for an event, but not for football.”

Bills executives noted during the call that Saturday’s soft opening was for a practice, and that issues concerning foot traffic will be different on game day. The Bills open the preseason at new Highmark Stadium on Saturday against the Carolina Panthers.

The Bills are moving into the stadium after playing at the old Highmark Stadium, known as Ralph Wilson Stadium or affectionately “The Ralph,” for 53 seasons.

This story will be updated.