The fourth overall pick of the 2020 WNBA draft has been suspended, and that may be only the start of the drama on the Atlanta Dream. Dream guard Chennedy Carter was suspended for “conduct detrimental to the team,” the franchise announced Monday.
The Dream provided no additional details on what led to the suspension of a player who finished second in Rookie of the Year voting last season. Some reports from Sunday paint a vague picture of what happened.
During the Dream’s 118-95 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Next reported that Carter got heated when a player tried to talk to her during a first-quarter timeout. Khristina Williams of Girls Sports Talk TV also reported there was an altercation on the Atlanta bench during Sunday’s game, though didn’t specify Carter was involved.
Carter — who is averaging 14.2 points per game this season — did not appear in the game after the first quarter, and Dream PR reportedly said it wasn’t due to injury. After the game, Dream interim head coach Mike Petersen gave a cryptic answer about that decision, per Nusbaum.
