First, she failed to defend Sophie Cunningham, one of her star players both on and off the court, after Cunningham came under fire from the Left for saying she felt called to help protect girl athletes. AdvertisementLook at @StephanieWhite completely go out of her way to defend DiJonai Carrington after she clotheslined Sophie during that layup. I don’t think that DiJonai intentionally came out to get her across the neck like she did. But I also don’t think that she intentionally went for the neck.” Stephanie White has now had two very public opportunities to show some spine where Sophie Cunningham is concerned – and she's whiffed on both.