Overview

• Disruptions have hit five cities since July 29, culminating in two toys thrown during Thursday’s Chicago Sky–Atlanta Dream matchup.
• Authorities have arrested Kaden Lopez, 18, in Phoenix and Delbert Carver, 23, in College Park, Ga., on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to public indecency.
• Under its zero-tolerance policy, the WNBA has ejected offenders, imposed minimum one-year bans and is revising bag checks and arena screening to prevent further stunts.
• Players and coaches, including Lynne Roberts and Cheryl Reeve, have denounced the throws as dangerous pranks rooted in misogyny that threaten athlete safety.
• A crypto meme coin group called Green Dildo Coin claims responsibility for the stunts as viral marketing for its DILDO token.