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WNBA released a statement Friday that addressed the recent wave of fans throwing sex toys in courts during games.
The statement indicated that the league is cooperating with federal law enforcement to pursue criminal proceedings against the guilty involved in the events.
“Security for everyone in our arenas remains a highest priority. We work closely with local and federal law enforcement to pursue all appropriate actions – including arrest and prosecution with crimes where relevant – against anyone who deals with this behavior or otherwise involved in sponsoring this reckless and unacceptable behavior,” the statement states.
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The WNBA logo on the course in Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles 9 July 2024. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)
The fourth incident of a sex toy thrown on a WNBA court happened during Thursday evening’s game between Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream.
This incident occurred after at least two arrests were made in a series of disturbances.
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Sex toys have been thrown during at least six WNBA games during the last week and a half. The first happened during a game in Atlanta 29 July. It happened in Chicago August 1st and again on Thursday. In Los Angeles Tuesday, a sex toy almost hit Indiana Fever Guard Sophie Cunningham.
Sex toys were also allegedly thrown at stake in New York and Phoenix on Tuesday, but did not seem to reach the court. An 18-year-old man was arrested and indicted after the incident in Phoenix.
He reportedly told police that he pulled prank because it had been in trent on social media. He was arrested on suspicion of assault, disorderly behavior and publicly showed explicit sexual material. There is also an ongoing investigation into the incident in New York, Liberty confirmed to Associated Press.
A basketball is located near the WNBA logo during a timeout of a game between Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty in Feld Entertainment Center 29 August 2020 in Palmetto, FLA. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
A man in Georgia was also arrested after the first incident in Atlanta and was indicted for disorderly behavior, criminal violation, public indecency and unseemly exposure.
