Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Trump ally, issued a legal threat against Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington after a hard foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during a WNBA game — a threat he would have no authority to carry out.

The incident occurred during a WNBA game in Chicago, as reported by The Daily Beast. Cunningham went up for a layup when Carrington struck the Fever player with her arm. Carrington was subsequently ejected from the game.

Uthmeier took to social media to suggest criminal consequences for the on-court contact.

"The WNBA knows better than to play games down here in Florida, because I'll be charging people with assault," Uthmeier wrote. "I should probably clarify… assault and battery."

However, the threat carries no practical weight. Florida does not have a WNBA team, meaning no WNBA regular-season or playoff games are hosted in the state. Additionally, Uthmeier, as Florida's attorney general, has no jurisdiction over incidents occurring in Chicago, Illinois.

The foul itself involved physical contact that is typical in professional basketball, where hard fouls are generally addressed through league rules, referee calls, and potential WNBA disciplinary action rather than criminal prosecution. Under long-standing legal doctrine governing contact sports, participants are deemed to have consented to physical contact inherent in the game, which sets a high bar for bringing criminal charges over on-court conduct. Criminal prosecutions for in-game actions in professional basketball are virtually unheard of, with the WNBA and other major leagues maintaining their own disciplinary processes for flagrant fouls and player altercations.

Cunningham, whom Complex dubbed "MAGA Barbie" for her large social media following and engagement with conservative accounts, has drawn national attention for her stances on transgender participation in women's sports. She recently told ESPN that her goal is to protect young girls from having to compete against biological men in sports or share locker rooms with them, as reported by The Daily Beast. Her political prominence has made her a focal point in the broader intersection of women's professional sports and conservative activism, a space that has drawn increasing political attention as the WNBA's national profile has grown.

Uthmeier was appointed as Florida's Attorney General by Governor Ron DeSantis and has been closely aligned with former President Donald Trump's political orbit.

The original article was published by Raw Story.