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Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham was struck by the bright green dildo during game against L.A. Sparks.<\/p>\n

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The WNBA who pleaded on social media for fans to stop throwing sex toys onto the court during games has become the latest victim in the disgusting trend.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham appeared to have been grazed by a dildo thrown during action in Tuesday\u2019s game against the Sparks in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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The incident occurred late in the second quarter after the Sparks scored a basket and the Fever prepared to inbound the ball.<\/p>\n

As Cunningham approached the free-throw line, the object hit the floor and appeared to graze the forward\u2019s leg. She hopped up on one foot and held up her arms as she began to realize what had happened.<\/p>\n

Sparks star Kelsey Plum then walked up to the bright-green object and kicked it off the court.<\/p>\n

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The players did seem to get a kick out of the situation, as Cunningham was seen laughing with members of the Sparks by the L.A. bench.<\/p>\n

Cunningham had been one of several WNBA stars to speak out about the lurid objects being thrown on the court, worrying that someone could end up hurt.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop throwing dildos on the court,\u201d she posted on social media site X last week. \u201cYou\u2019re going to hurt one of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Cunningham seemed to take the latest incident in stride, replying to the tweet earlier Wednesday morning with the comment: \u201cthis did NOT age well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cunningham also confirmed on an Instagram Story that she did, in fact, get hit by the object.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo way that thing actually hit me. I knew I shouldn\u2019t have tweeted that,\u201d Cunningham wrote on her Instagram Story early Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To make matters worse, the incident in L.A. wasn\u2019t even the only time that a sex toy hit the hardwood on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

During the game between the Dallas Wings and New York Liberty, another bright-green sex toy was thrown, but it didn\u2019t reach the court and landed at a fan\u2019s feet, according to a fan video.<\/p>\n

So it was supposed to be 2 coordinated green dildo attacks tonight. <\/p>\n

This one at the Wings vs Liberty game almost hit a kid and didn\u2019t reach the court smh \ud83d\udc80 pic.twitter.com\/vAGiHYWCsI<\/a><\/p>\n

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This worrying trend began last week, when a bright-green sex toy was thrown onto the court during a key moment in a game between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries.<\/p>\n

During the final minute of last Tuesday matchup with the game tied 75-75, the object appeared to have been thrown from the stands, landing on the floor near the play before bouncing towards the sidelines.<\/p>\n

Add another to the list of all-time WILD #WNBA<\/a>, this time courtesy of a strange fan.<\/p>\n

With the Valkyries-Dream game tied at 75-75 under a minute left, some fan threw what appeared to be a green dildo toy onto the court. <\/p>\n

Yes, you read EXACTLY right\ud83d\ude36\ud83e\udee5\ud83d\udc80 \ud83c\udfa5 @sluggahjells<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/relw9RWG84<\/a><\/p>\n

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Perhaps the oddest thing about the incident was that the refs didn\u2019t immediately blow the whistle despite the item landing near several players. The officials waited until the ball went out of bounds before stopping play to have it removed.<\/p>\n

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A 23-year-old man identified as Delbert Carver, according to multiple reports, was arrested for throwing an object.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Cleveland.com, he was charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency\/indecent exposure and criminal trespass.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New York forward Isabelle Harrison told the New York Post that the objects present a safety issue that players should not have to deal with.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you just have to continuously prioritize the players, because it\u2019s obviously safety, but also just so immature to me, like, I just hate that that\u2019s being attached to our brand and our name,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cThis is like, let\u2019s be professional here. I get the jokes, and things can be funny, but it just gets to a point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo like, I\u2019m just really over it, and I know other players are over it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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