WNBA players have spoken out after a second game this week was delayed due to a sex toy being thrown onto the court.
In the third quarter of the Golden State Valkyries\u2019 73-66 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night, the bright green toy was thrown from the stands at Wintrust Arena in Chicago and landed just out of bounds underneath one of the baskets.
With the Sky on the attack, the game was halted and an official kicked the object to the side, where it was picked up with a towel and removed<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s super disrespectful,\u201d Sky center Elizabeth Williams told reporters afterward. \u201cI don\u2019t really get the point of it. It\u2019s really immature. Whoever\u2019s doing it just needs to grow up.\u201d
The incident came just three days after another sex toy was thrown onto the court during the Valkyries\u2019 77-75 victory over the Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following Friday\u2019s reoccurrence, a number of players from around the WNBA took to social media to comment on the incidents.
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ARENA SECURITY?! Hello??!\u201d wrote New York Liberty forward Isabelle Harrison wrote on X. \u201cPlease do better. It\u2019s not funny. never was funny. Throwing ANYTHING on the court is so dangerous.\u201d
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham echoed Harrison\u2019s anger, writing: \u201cStop throwing dildos on the court\u2026 you\u2019re going to hurt one of us.\u201d
The WNBA says any fan caught engaging in such behavior will face prosecution as well as a ban from the league.
\u201cThe safety and well-being of everyone in our arenas is a top priority for our league,\u201d a WNBA spokesperson told CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Objects of any kind thrown onto the court or in the seating area can pose a safety risk for players, game officials, and fans.
\u201cIn line with WNBA Arena Security Standards, any fan who intentionally throws an object onto the court will be immediately ejected and face a minimum one-year ban in addition to being subject to arrest and prosecution by local authorities.\u201d
The individual involved in the incident in Atlanta was identified and arrested, according to the WNBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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