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\nA man is wanted for assault for throwing a sex toy at a New York Liberty game on Aug. 5, hitting a 12-year-old girlSeveral similar incidents involving green sex toys have occurred at WNBA games since July 29Cryptocurrency meme coin creators have claimed responsibility for the incidents, which WNBA coaches have scrutinized<\/p>\n
Police are looking for a man who threw a sex toy during a recent New York Liberty game, one of several similar incidents across the WNBA.\n<\/p>\n
The man is wanted for assault for throwing an \u201cobject which struck a 12-year-old female victim in the right leg\u201d as the Liberty played at Barclays Center on Tuesday, Aug. 5, according to an X post<\/a> from the New York Police Department (NYPD) Crime Stoppers.\n<\/p>\n The \u201cobject\u201d was a sex toy, per a report from ABC 7 NY<\/a>, as well as footage seen from the aftermath of the incident.\n<\/p>\n The unidentified man threw the object at approximately 8:45 p.m. local time, according to the NYPD Crime Stoppers post, which included security footage of the \u201cunidentified individual\u201d walking through the Brooklyn arena.\n<\/p>\n He was pictured wearing black shorts, black sneakers and a black T-shirt featuring what appeared to be a Beavis and Butt-Head graphic. He also wore a red baseball cap and appeared to have tattoos on both arms.\n<\/p>\n The unidentified man wanted for throwing a sex toy at a New York Liberty game on Aug. 5, 2025.<\/p>\n NYPD Crime Stoppers\/Facebook<\/p>\n After the man threw the sex toy, which was bright green in color, it struck the young girl before landing in the stands of the Barclays Center, just a few rows behind a basketball hoop, per footage obtained by New York Post Sports<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n After she was hit by the object, the girl said that she experienced leg pain, but she was not hospitalized, ABC 7 NY reported.\n<\/p>\n The Aug. 5 incident occurred as the 2024 WNBA Championship winners defeated the Dallas Wings, and it came amid a string of similar incidents plaguing the league \u2014 which a group of cryptocurrency meme coin creators have taken credit for.\n<\/p>\n The same day, Kaden Lopez was taken into custody<\/a> at the matchup between the Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun after police said the 18-year-old threw a green sex toy toward the court, per Fox 10 Phoenix<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Footage of the incident shows the toy hitting a man and his 9-year-old niece, according to the outlet.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Suns-Mercury incident, however, marked the fifth known time that a sex toy was thrown at a WNBA game this summer.\n<\/p>\n The first instance occurred during the Golden State Valkyries-Atlanta Dream matchup<\/a> on July 29 in Atlanta. A 23-year-old man was arrested for the incident and charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency\/indecent exposure and criminal trespass, according to The Athletic<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n PEOPLE has previously reached out to the WNBA to confirm whether these incidents remain under investigation.\n<\/p>\n Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter<\/a> for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The creators of meme coin Green Dildo Coin (DILDO) have claimed responsibility for the incidents, according to a report from USA Today Sports<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n