Police searching for man who threw sex toy during WNBA game amid string of bizarre incidents
Police are searching for a man who allegedly threw a sex toy during a WNBA game.
There has recently been a string of bizarre incidents of objects being thrown onto the courts at pro-women’s basketball games in the US, which the WNBA has condemned.
Two arrests have already been made, with a 23-year-old charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure, and criminal trespass after he was accused of throwing a sex toy at a game last month.
It’s not quite clear exactly how many incidents there have been, as the items don’t always make it to the court of bench. But a crypto group has now taken responsibility for some of the cases, although it says the arrests aren’t associated with it.
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Players have called the stunts ‘disrespectful’ after a toy hit a 12-year-old.
The New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Crimestoppers shared a clip of a man as it said: “WANTED FOR AN ASSAULT: on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 8:45 P.M., inside 620 Atlantic Avenue, in the confines of the NYPD 78 Precinct, an unidentified individual threw an object which struck a 12-year-old female victim in the right leg.”
The unidentified man was shown wearing a red baseball cap, black shorts, black trainers and a black T-shirt with what seems to be a Beavis and Butt-Head graphic.
New York Post Sports obtained footage which shows a bright green sex toy striking the young girl before landing in the stands at the Barclays Centre, a few rows behind the hoop.
ABC 7 NY reports the girl said she experienced pain in her leg after being hit but was not hospitalised.
On the same day as the incident in New York, 18-year-old Kaden Lopez was accused of throwing a sex toy at a game in Phoenix. She was arrested after police say she threw the green object toward the court, with footage reportedly showing it hitting a man and his nine-year-old niece.
Community members from meme-coin Green Dildo Coin (DILDO) have taken responsibility for some of the incidents. as it says it wanted to use the ‘viral stunts’ to rack up attention.
“We didn't do this because like we dislike women's sports or, like, some of the narratives that are trending right now are ridiculous,” an anonymous spokesperson told USA Today. They added that disruptions happen ‘in every single sport, right?’.
“We've seen it in the NFL, we've seen it in hockey, you know … fans doing random things to more or less create attention,” the DILDO spokesperson continued. "We knew that in order to get a voice in the space ... we had to go out and do some viral stunts to save us from having to pay that influencer cabal, sacrifice our souls and the fate of the project."
The WBNA said in a statement: “The safety and well-being of everyone in our arenas is a top priority for our league. Objects of any kind thrown onto the court or in the seating area can pose a safety risk for players, game officials, and fans."
"It's super disrespectful," Chicago Sky player Elizabeth Williams said after one incident. "I don't really get the point of it. It's really immature. Whoever is doing it needs to grow up."
Topics: Basketball, Crime, New York, Sport, US News
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