Suns DiJonai Carrington was restrained by his teammate after a hard foul against Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun played a hard-fought basketball game during their Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals on Tuesday night.

Sun guard DiJonai Carrington, the league's most improved player, drove to the basket and received a hard foul from Lynx star Kayla McBride. Carrington stood up and tried to kick McBride in the face, but his teammate Marina Mabrey stopped her.

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Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington shoots while Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride defends during the semifinal game at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Oct. 1, 2024. (Matt Krohn-Imagn Images)

Connecticut Sun guard Marina Mabrey holds off guard DiJonai Carrington during the semifinal game against the Minnesota Lynx at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Oct. 1, 2024. (Matt Krohn-Imagn Images)

“We all have to kind of stay calm and focus on the goal in front of us,” Carrington said after the game, via ESPN. “We know that no matter who we play, they will try to test us, be it with hard fouls or with tweets.”

“We just have to stick together and make sure we stay focused on the goal, you really saw that there.”

It was far from the only skirmish that occurred during the game. Mabrey and WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier were tied in the first quarter. McBride received a technical foul for a hard hit on Mabrey in the second quarter.

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Lynx guard Courtney Williams, a former All-Star who played for the Sun for more than four years, attributed it to “playoff basketball.”

Minnesota evened the series with a 77-70 win.

Williams led the Lynx with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists. McBride added 11 points and Collier had nine.

Carrington had 14 points and four rebounds, while Mabrey contributed 15 points. Alyssa Thomas led the Sun with 18 points and 10 rebounds and DeWanna Bonner scored 17.

Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams and forward Myisha Hines-Allen celebrate their team's victory over the Connecticut Sun at Target Center on Oct. 1, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Matt Krohn-Imagn Images)

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Game 3 is scheduled for Friday night in Connecticut.

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