Sex Toy Tossed On Sparks’ Court & Lands Near Sophie Cunningham – 5th Incident In Recent Days

A sex toy landed near Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in Los Angeles while the Fever played the Sparks on Tuesday night, the latest such incident to interrupt a WNBA game in the past seven days.

The incident at Crypto.com Arena occurred with 2:05 left in the second quarter, with the green object landing in the lane near Cunningham, who had been vocal on social media about fans throwing the toys onto the court. The Fever forward jumped back in surprise, and then Kelsey Plum kicked the object in the stands.

“I think it’s ridiculous, it’s dumb, it’s stupid,” Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said after her team’s 100-91 win. “It’s also dangerous, and players’ safety is No. 1. Respecting the game. All of those things. I think it’s really stupid.”

Plum added that she thought both teams did a great job “playing on, don’t give it any attention. The refs too, I really appreciate them too, was just like, ‘Hey, let’s go.'”

Cunningham walked over to the Sparks bench and was laughing about it.

“We don’t know who those people are … we come to play the game and people want to see us play,” Fever coach Stephanie White said when asked about the disruption. “I think it’s just that simple, and we can’t control everybody’s actions.”

According to social media posts, green toys were also thrown in Phoenix and New York on Tuesday night but didn’t reach the court. The one at Barclays Center landed near a child.

A week ago, the first incident occurred in Atlanta late in the fourth quarter of the Dream’s game against Golden State in College Park, Georgia. The man alleged to have been responsible for the incident, Delbert Carver, was arrested Saturday, according to police in College Park. He faces counts of disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure and criminal trespass, according to law enforcement records.