Sex toys thrown on court for second straight WNBA night
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- Chicago Sky's home game against the Golden State Valkyries was interrupted in the third quarter Friday night when multiple sex toys were thrown on the court, delaying play while arena personnel removed the items.
- The Sky won 73-70 over the Valkyries despite the disruption; players stayed on the court during cleanup.
- Atlanta Dream's 124-88 road victory at the Los Angeles Sparks was delayed Thursday for the same reason, per The New York Times.
- Los Angeles police detained a male suspect in the Thursday incident; he received a citation and was released.
- Similar incidents occurred last season in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles, with some resulting in arrests.
- Friday's delay marked the second consecutive night of court-disrupting incidents across WNBA games.
Why it matters: Two straight nights of identical disruptions, on top of multiple incidents last season in three cities, turn isolated fan misconduct into a recurring league-wide security and game-integrity problem the WNBA must now address through arena protocols and policing rather than one-off responses.
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