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Police still looking for WNBA offender

12-year-old girl struck by sex toy thrown at WNBA game in Brooklyn; suspect sought by NYPD
Head" fan allegedly pulled the crude stunt at a New York Liberty-Dallas Wings game at Barclays Center last week.
Police still looking for WNBA offender after sex toy struck 12-year-old girl during Wings vs. Liberty game
The NYPD released a photo and short video clip of a man they say struck a 12-year-old girl with a sex toy during last week's WNBA New York Liberty against the Dallas Wings game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. There have been multiple arrests for related incidents centered around, unfortunately, what's become a growing trend at WNBA games.
Creep tries to throw sex toy onto court at Barclays WNBA game, hits girl, 12
The bizarre practice of throwing sex toys onto the court is becoming increasingly common at WNBA games as these disruptions go viral online, officials said.
How does the WNBA deal with sex-toy throwers? What to know about arrests and security
Another man in Phoenix was arrested after police say he threw a sex toy in the crowd at a Mercury game on Tuesday. Police say the 18-year-old pulled the sex toy from his sweater pocket and threw it toward seats in front of him, striking a spectator in the back.
Another WNBA game, again in Chicago, disrupted by a sex toy tossed onto the court
The WNBA said any spectators throwing objects onto the court will face at least a one-year ban and prosecution from law enforcement.
WNBA sex toy controversy explained: Why are they being thrown on court at games?
What to know about the sex toys being thrown onto the court at WNBA games, including the latest clues into why it keeps happening.
Sex toy tossed on court during WNBA game in L.A., latest of several such incidents
A sex toy landed near Indiana's Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in L.A. while the Fever played the Sparks in the latest of several such incidents.
OutKick host celebrates sex toys being thrown on WNBA courts: ‘It’s funny’ and a ‘good time’
While WNBA coaches and players plead with fans to stop throwing fluorescent sex toys onto the court during games, conservative sports pundit Dan Dakich urged the women’s basketball league to “embrace” the trend because “it’s funny” and not at all “dangerous.”
WNBA sex toy incidents linked to cryptocurrency group
A pair of reports published Thursday linked the recent rise of sex toys being thrown onto WNBA courts to a cryptocurrency group pushing a memecoin.
NYPD Searching for Man Who Threw a Sex Toy at New York Liberty Game, Hitting a 12-Year-Old Girl, in Latest WNBA Incident
Several similar incidents involving green sex toys have occurred at WNBA games across the country since July 29
N.Y. police searching for suspect accused of throwing sex toy at WNBA game
Police are looking for a suspect who threw a sex toy during a WNBA game, which hit a 12-year-old girl in attendance. The NYPD released a photo and video clip of the man at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
WNBA takes legal route to tackle sex toy incidents
WNBA cracks down on neon green sex toy disruptions with arrests, felony charges, and bans after multiple 2025 game incidents.
Another sex toy interrupts final seconds of WNBA game, as commissioner Cathy Engelbert denounces ‘totally unacceptable’ trend
Yet another sex toy was thrown onto a WNBA court, this time in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream’s 86-65 win over the ...
EXCLUSIVE: WNBA sex toy incidents started by Crypto meme coin group
A spokesman for the cryptocurrency meme coin creators told USA TODAY Sports they launched sex toys at WNBA games as a lighthearted joke.
Crypto group claims responsibility for WNBA 'sex toy' pranks, denies ties to recent arrests at games
Other green sex toys have already appeared on the Charging Bull at Wall Street in New York City and behind home plate at an ...
How sex toys thrown at WNBA games revealed a weird window into online culture and opened old wounds for women’s sports
A bizarre and decidedly crude string of incidents has eclipsed the action on the court in the WNBA this week and top figures ...