{"id":189933,"date":"2025-09-29T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/189933\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:39:08","slug":"throwing-adult-toys-onto-wnba-courts-isnt-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/189933\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwing adult toys onto WNBA courts isn\u2019t funny"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WNBA deals with quite a bit: allegations<\/a> of fans stalking players, not getting paid as much as they should and so on. To add the sugar on top, there have been attendees who have been throwing sex toys onto WNBA courts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It sounds unreal \u2014\u00a0how could they bring those in? But it\u2019s happened seven times<\/a>. You would think once was enough.<\/p>\n

The first instance of a lime green adult toy being thrown onto the court was on July 29 during an Atlanta Dream v. Golden State Valkyries game. 23-year-old Delbert Carver was arrested<\/a> and charged with disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n

A cryptocurrency group took responsibility for the incidents, even though there have been no names of the members of this group.\u00a0<\/p>\n

USA Today<\/a> shared that the spokesman of the group \u2014 who uses @Daldo_Raine on social media \u2014 \u201cexplained that catapulting sex objects (with drawn-on sunglasses and the name of their coin) is to spread awareness about a culture they want to perpetuate, cultivated around jokes, pranks and various stunts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now why would they use the WNBA as a place to make these \u201cpranks?\u201d<\/p>\n

@Daldo_Raine spoke to ESPN<\/a> and said \u201cthe WNBA and all its \u2018controversy,\u2019 made the league a logical target.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the spokesman may think it was a \u201clogical\u201d target, it was probably not the smartest decision. He probably didn\u2019t find the idea inappropriate, but other people did.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Reeve<\/a>, the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx, said that these incidents are \u201cnot funny\u201d and \u201cit should not be the butt of jokes on any radio shows or in print.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham, an Indiana Fever forward, tweeted that she wants people to stop throwing adult toys on the court. She said \u201cyou\u2019re going to hurt one of us<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five days after that tweet, she almost got hit by one<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As I heard of these incidents going on, I was wondering why they only targeted WNBA courts. But as I was reading more about these events, they also threw a sex toy during an NFL game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Sept. 7, The Athletic<\/a> reported that there was a bright green adult toy thrown onto the NFL field during the Cleveland Browns v. Cincinnati Bengals game.<\/p>\n

The spokesman for these incidents said the bright neon color was used to be \u201cdisruptive and create curiosity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why do people think it\u2019s funny to throw an inappropriate object during a professional sports game, let alone a professional women\u2019s game?\u00a0<\/p>\n

The WNBA has built their popularity from the ground up \u2014 it\u2019s especially gotten popular within the last few years or so thanks to players like Caitlin Clark and A\u2019ja Wilson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This series of events is important to me because I\u2019ve loved watching the WNBA grow. Having people treat the WNBA like this after they\u2019ve worked so hard to build the league to be what it is today is frustrating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether it was meant to be a joke or not, we can see that some people still don\u2019t respect the WNBA or women\u2019s sports in general. These stunts aren\u2019t funny, they\u2019re disruptive and dangerous.<\/p>\n

The WNBA deserves better. Fans should show up to support the game, not sabotage it. If we want to push for equality in sports, it starts with treating every league, and every player, with respect.<\/p>\n

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