WNBA’s NaLyssa Smith has slammed her ex-girlfriend DiJonai Carrington after she publicly accused her of cheating in an explosive social media post.
Carrington claimed Smith cheated on her with multiple other WNBA players, including Deja Kelly and Aaliyah Nye, before their split was confirmed last year.
Smith has now responded to Carrington in a Twitch video, hitting back at the Chicago Sky player for going public with the claims after believing they had all moved on.
‘Whether she cheated on me and I cheated on her, why are we bringing that to the internet a year later when nobody did anything to anybody?’ Smith said.
‘Whether she cheated on me or I cheated on her, that has nothing to do with anybody. Like what? That don’t even make sense.’
Carrington, who now plays for Chicago Sky, has been rumored to now be dating Smith’s teammate at the Las Vegas Aces, Jackie Young. While that has not been publicly confirmed, Smith appeared to reference her belief that Carrington was in a new relationship by also criticizing her for naming Kelly and Nye.
DiJonai Carrington accused ex-girlfriend NaLyssa Smith of cheating on her with other players
In response, Smith slammed Carrington for bringing up their past relationship out of the blue
Carrington named Aaliyah Nye (L) and Deja Kelly (R) as two people Smith cheated on her with
‘Then, to bring up folks name that has nothing to do with anything. These folks is minding their business,’ Smith said. ‘That’s ridiculous, especially when you’re in a happy, healthy relationship.
‘I would never in my life do that to nobody if I was in a happy, healthy relationship. These folks woke up to this s*** on a random Sunday… I think that’s very weird.’
It’s unclear what prompted Carrington to make her post but Smith implied it was from an encounter during the WNBA’s All-Star game, held in Chicago over the weekend.
‘I’m saying I’m the victim in that situation for sure. I didn’t do nothing. I didn’t bother nobody,’ she said.
‘We came to the spot. Folks was chilling. Nobody did nothing to nobody. I didn’t go out of my way to bother anybody or come to somewhere uninvited. But I guess the liquor, the cameras, her crowd, I guess she got some type of… somebody boosted her up to gain some confidence.’
When Carrington announced their split in November 2025, there was no indication of bad blood between the pair.
‘We’re good but we’re not together any more,’ she said at the time. ‘It was on good terms. We just grew in different directions.’
Carrington has not yet played for her Sky team due to injury but was hoping to make her first appearance after the All-Star game.
Smith hit back at the claims from Carrington during a recent steam on Twitch
Carrington pictured alongside Smith during their time together at the Dallas Wings
Carrington has not yet played for new team Chicago Sky in 2026 due to an injury
Sky play the Aces in Chicago on Saturday, August 1 in what would now become a hugely anticipated showdown but it is unclear if Carrington will be able to feature in that game.
In an interview with Angel Reese last year, Carrington said she doesn’t consider herself gay.
‘I don’t be like “oh I’m gay, I’m gay”. I’m not gay, I just like Lyss, you know,’ she told Reese. ‘I’m serious, I’m so serious.’
Her answer made Reese laugh, before she added: ‘That’s what she says.’
Kelly and Nye, meanwhile, have not responded to the claims.
They both entered the league last season. Nye was drafted 13th overall in the second round out of Alabama while Kelly went undrafted out of Oregon. Both players signed contracts with the Las Vegas Aces in 2025.
Nye now plays at Atlanta Dream while Kelly plays for Charlotte Crown in the UpShot League.
