A fan’s arrest has seemingly not stopped others from throwing sex toys at WNBA games.
In two separate incidents on Tuesday night, what appeared to be green dildos were thrown at Barclays Center during the Liberty-Wings contest and at Crypto.com Arena, where the Fever lost 100-91 to the Sparks, as seen in videos that went viral on social media.
In the Los Angeles game, the green object reached the court and appeared to hit or nearly touch Fever star Sophie Cunningham as Indiana prepared to inbound the ball under the opposing basket late in the second quarter.
Sparks star Kelsey Plum kicked the object off the playing surface.
During the Liberty’s 85-76 win over the Wings, a sex toy was allegedly thrown at the game but did not reach the court, according to a fan’s video of the incident.
The Liberty declined comment when sought by The Post.
The latest two incidents come amid a spate of sex toys being thrown onto the floor at recent games, with both Cunningham and Sky star Angel Reese being vocal in their displeasure.
“Stop throwing dildos on the court,” Cunningham posted on X over the weekend. “You’re going to hurt one of us.”
One 23-year-old fan, identified as Delbert Carver, according to multiple reports, was arrested for throwing an object at the July 29 Dream-Valkyries game in Atlanta.
He was charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure and criminal trespass, according to Cleveland.com.
Isabelle Harrison told The Post on Sunday that the objects present a safety issue that players should not have to deal with.
“I think you just have to continuously prioritize the players, because it’s obviously safety, but also just so immature to me, like, I just hate that that’s being attached to our brand and our name,” Harrison said. “This is like, let’s be professional here. I get the jokes, and things can be funny, but it just gets to a point.
“So like, I’m just really over it, and I know other players are over it.”
Harrison said she had never experienced something being thrown on the court during a game.
“It just wasn’t even a thought because I’ve never experienced it,” she said. “So the fact that it’s not only just a [bottle] top or a shoe, it’s something to that extent… it just annoys me. … [People] might think it’s a joke, but we also have to think big picture, and a lot of people want to, like you said, I don’t take this lightly. What my job is, it’s not a joke. I know a lot of other players feel like that, too. So we just need to take it more serious.”
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