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Indiana Fever -Star Sophie Cunningham seemed to be hit by a projectile sex toys during Tuesday evening’s game against Los Angeles Sparks. The incident came in the final minutes in the second quarter as the fever was preparing to invite the ball.
It is the third case of a green sex toy thrown into a WNBA court in the last few weeks, in what has become a growing trend. The first one came in a game in Atlanta on July 29, and it happened again in Chicago on August 1st.
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Now the latest event has also made Cunningham the victim the same day she publicly complained about the idea that a player was hit by the said object.
During Tuesday’s episode of her podcast, Cunningham addressed the question that the objects were thrown into courts and wondered what the fall would look like if a player was hit by one.
June 27, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Indiana Fever -vagt Sophie Cunningham (8) looks at during the second half against Dallas Wings in the American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-Preferred Pictures)
“I just know how things are getting viral now, and I just know if the thing that even came from like rafters or bows and just threw me right in the face, I could never, I could, that would be what I would be known for life,” Cunningham said. “And yes, it could break a f — in the nose.”
Cunningham said her mother even asked her to take care of the opportunity to be hit by such an object.
“My mom, she goes, instead of as my good luck, she goes ‘watch out to fly D-LDOS tonight,'” Cunningham said.
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To make things worse for Cunningham and her team lost the fever against the sparks 100-91.
Cunningham previously sent a post on X Friday that asked fans to end the charad.
“Stop throwing dildos on the field … you’re going to hurt one of us,” she wrote.
Cunningham brought light on the situation by rephrasing this post after Tuesday’s match with the message, “This wasn’t getting older.”
Stunts have even resulted in an arrest. WNBA announced on Saturday that one of the guilty had been arrested and there would be additional penalties for the one who threw an object on the gaming surface.
A 23-year-old faces charges of disorderly behavior, public indecency/unseemly exposure and criminal violation of throwing one of the goods to a court last week.
Sophie Cunningham from Indiana Fever looks at the game against Los Angeles Sparks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Delbert Carver was booked in Clayton County Prison in Georgia on Saturday to the stunt last Tuesday. According to Information Online, Carver’s case is currently “pending”. He was released from prison late Sunday on bond.
“Security and well -being for everyone in our arenas is a highest priority for our league. Objects of any kind thrown on the field or in the living area may pose a security risk to players, game officials and fans,” WNBA said in a statement.
Indiana Fever -vagt Sophie Cunningham (8) leaves the court after the match against La Sparks in Crypto.com Arena. (Obligatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Mened Pictures)
“In accordance with the WNBA Arena Security Standards, any fan who intentionally throws an object on the court will immediately be pushed out and faced a minimum of one year’s ban in addition to being subject to the arrest and prosecution of local authorities.”
