Caitlin Clark's former WNBA tormentor makes inappropriate move on fan in Mexico
Chennedy Carter has put herself in the spotlight once again after making an inappropriate move on a fan in Mexico.
Carter, who drew huge scrutiny last year for body-checking Caitlin Clark to the floor, is now playing in Mexico for Adelitas de Chihuahua.
And following a recent game, she made a questionable decision when several fans asked her for autographs and pictures.
After posing for a couple of routine selfies, Carter was asked by a female fan to sign her chest.
The former Chicago Sky obliged - before quickly kissing the top of the woman's chest.
In a video of the incident, the fan could be seen letting out a smile immediately afterwards, while others around laughed.
Carter also looked shocked yet elated at what she had done.
While Carter is an accomplished WNBA player and led the Sky in scoring last year with 17.5 points per game, she failed to latch onto a team this past offseason after Chicago decided not to bring her back.
Her viral interaction with Clark is far from the only time she has supposedly ruffled the feathers of another player, as the Chicago Sun-Times reported she was let go from the Sky after upsetting the team's locker room dynamic.
While a member of the Dream in 2021, Carter was also suspended for 'conduct detrimental to the team.'
The move came after she challenged a teammate to a fight in the locker room, according to The Next.
After Carter shoved Clark to the floor last season, Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon publicly criticized the play, insisting it was 'not appropriate'.
'She and I have discussed what happened and that it was not appropriate, nor is it what we do or who we are,' Weatherspoon said.
But Carter insisted: 'There's no line. I'm competing. I'm going to compete... if you're going to throw punches first, I'm going to compete. It's all love. It's basketball.
'This happens in the NBA. Actually, I'm focused on New York (Liberty) now, I'm not really focused on that play anymore. It happened... it's over with.'
While Clark was often targeted with hard fouls during her rookie season, she actually found herself on the other side of things over the weekend.
During the opener between the Fever and Sky, Clark slapped Angel Reese across the arm after she grabbed an offensive rebound, sending her tumbling to the floor midway through the third quarter.
Reese was left incensed by the push, leaping back to her feet and making a beeline for the Fever star before her teammates quickly intervened.
Clark was assessed a flagrant one foul for the play, but insisted that there was 'nothing malicious' about the play, which she deemed a 'good take foul.'
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