Overview

• The league confirmed the arrest of a spectator who threw a neon green sex toy onto the court during the Atlanta Dream–Golden State Valkyries game on July 29.
• Any fan caught intentionally tossing objects onto the court will be immediately ejected, banned for at least one year and face potential arrest under WNBA security standards.
• A second identical toy was thrown onto the court on August 1 at Wintrust Arena during the Chicago Sky–Valkyries matchup, halting play in the third quarter.
• Valkyries and Sky players such as Elizabeth Williams, Sophie Cunningham and Isabelle Harrison publicly condemned the acts as dangerous, disrespectful and immature.
• The back-to-back incidents have highlighted gaps in arena security and intensified demands for stricter enforcement of the league’s Fan Code of Conduct.