The incidents have drawn outrage from players and fans of a league already subject to continuous racist and misogynist attacks online.

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.

In the past week and a half, sex toys have been thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Aug. 1 and Los Angeles on Aug. 5.

A man was arrested Saturday in College Park, Georgia, after he was accused of throwing a sex toy onto the court during the Dream’s July 29 game with the Golden State Valkyries,

WNBA cracks down on neon green sex toy disruptions with arrests, felony charges, and bans after multiple 2025 game incidents.

The WNBA said Saturday that the individual who threw a sex toy on the court at an Atlanta Dream game earlier in the week was arrested and that any person throwing objects onto the court will be ejected from the arena and face a minimum one-year ban.

The WNBA is addressing a series of sex toy disturbances during games, with arrests made and calls for improved arena security