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Who’s Really Behind the WNBA’s Sex Toy Interruptions? Dildo-Gate Uncovered
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG 8 – At least four incidents involving thrown objects disrupted WNBA games recently, prompting arrests and new security measures amid concerns of targeted harassment of players.
- Amid repeated disruptions, security at Wintrust Arena briefly halted a game on Thursday night when a fourth dildo flew onto the court, and two suspects were released due to lack of proof.
- Emerging over two weeks, the trend began on Thursday, July 29, 2025, at a Golden State Valkyries vs. Atlanta Dream game and was marked by the third disruption in 10 days during Tuesday’s Indiana Fever vs. Los Angeles Sparks match.
- Player safety concerns escalated when a neon green dildo landed during the Atlanta Dream’s 86-65 win and nearly hit a child on Thursday, prompting league security responses.
- In response to repeated tossings, the WNBA is enacting a bag ban as a security measure, and players are urging courtside attendees to stop the disrespectful behavior.
- Recent disruptions at WNBA games have attracted viral attention, with betting platforms like Polymarket opening markets on when objects will be hurled again.
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The women's basketball league WNBA in the USA has a recurring problem - with sex toys. For the fourth time a dildo was thrown onto the field in a game of the North American professional league. This time in the game of the Atlanta Dream against Chicago Sky.
'This is a coordinated campaign of harassment'
'Immature crypto bros can't understand throwing sex toys at WNBA players isn't harmless fun'Nancy Armour at USA TodayThe "crypto bros behind the rash of sex toys being thrown at WNBA games" are "misogynists, showcasing their immaturity and insecurity in the oldest way possible," says Nancy Armour. It's "designed to remind WNBA players and their fans that, for all the progress women's sports have made in the last few years, the playing field will…
Inside job?
WNBA’s String of Dildo Incidents Started Because of a Meme Coin: Report
Rich Graessle/AP The recent string of dildos flying onto WNBA courts may be the work of crypto bros trying to boost the value of their meme coin. At the end of a late-July game between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries, a bright green sex toy was thrown onto the court. Although the toy was quickly discarded, its presence temporarily halted play in what was shaping up to be an intense finish to a close game. Then, it happened again…
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