‘OMG NOT AGAIN’: Sex toy thrown at third WNBA game, this time it hits Sophie Cunningham

LOS ANGELES – Another neon green sex toy was thrown onto a WNBA court during Tuesday night’s Fever vs. Sparks game.

The item was thrown onto the court from the baseline seats after free throws from Sparks guard Kelsey Plum in the second quarter. It appeared to hit Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who jumped back in surprise after she noticed what it was.

Plum kicked it off the court, and it was immediately covered with towels. At the same time, multiple members of security rushed up the baseline stairs to find the fan who threw it.

This is the third time the same-looking neon green sex toy was thrown onto a court in recent weeks.

“We don’t know who those people are,” Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell said postgame. “We are the product. We like to think that we come to play the game and people want to see us play. I think it’s just that simple, man, we can’t control everybody’s actions. To the person or people who think, you know, it’s cool, that’s up to you, to the higher power, I don’t think you’re praying for it. But for us, we keep the main thing the main thing, I think it’s about the basketball for both teams.”

It first happened in Atlanta on July 29, and the game was stopped for multiple minutes as officials figured out what to do with it.

It happened again in Chicago on Aug. 1, and the object was quickly picked up.

Cunningham tweeted after the second instance, “stop throwing (objects) on the court… you’re going to hurt one of us.”

“It’s super disrespectful,” Sky center Elizabeth Williams told the Chicago Tribune on Aug. 1. “I don’t really get the point of it. It’s really immature. Whoever is doing it needs to grow up.”

Police identified the person who threw the object in Atlanta and arrested them, the league confirmed to USA TODAY on Aug. 3.

“The safety and well-being of everyone in our arenas is a top priority for our league,” the WNBA told USA TODAY in a statement. “Objects of any kind thrown onto the court or in the seating area can pose a safety risk for players, game officials, and fans. In line with WNBA Arena Security Standards, any fan who intentionally throws an object onto the court will be immediately ejected and face a minimum one-year ban in addition to being subject to arrest and prosecution by local authorities.”

HERE’S SOME MORE REACTION TO TUESDAY’S INCIDENT:

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