intimacy toy tossed near Sophie Cunningham during

A neon inexperienced intercourse toy was thrown from the stands and landed on the court during the second quarter of Tuesday evening’s Sparks win over the Indiana Fever at Crypto.com Arena.

With 2:05 remaining in the first half, the intercourse toy landed in the paint near Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who recoiled before Sparks guard Kelsey Plum kicked the thing off the hardwood.

Spectators at Crypto.com Arena responded with boos, many turning toward the sections behind the basket closest to the Sparks bench where the intercourse toy appeared to have been thrown from. Security rushed into the stands in an obvious attempt to determine who was accountable.

“I think it’s ridiculous, it’s dumb, it’s stupid,” Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said. “It’s also dangerous and players’ safety is number one. Respecting the game. All those things. I think it’s really stupid.”

Cunningham, who was seen laughing as she walked toward the Sparks’ bench after the intercourse toy landed, had beforehand expressed concern about the development on social media, saying that it’s “going to hurt one of us.” After Tuesday’s sport, she shared that X post with the caption: “this did NOT age well.”

The sport continued without interruption, but the incident added to a growing checklist of circumstances where followers have thrown inappropriate objects toward the court during WNBA video games.

“We did a great job, Indiana included, just playing it off,” Plum said. “Just don’t give it any attention. And the refs — I appreciated them too — just like, ‘Hey, let’s go.’ ”

Tuesday’s incident in Los Angeles was at least the fourth time in less than two weeks that a intercourse toy has been thrown toward the court during a league sport. On Friday in Chicago, a intercourse toy was tossed under the basket during a play that was stopped. On July 30, a inexperienced intercourse toy landed near the court and bounced ahead during a Dream sport in Atlanta — an incident that resulted in a fan’s arrest and one-year ban from WNBA arenas.

A fan posted on social media that a inexperienced intercourse toy was tossed toward the court during the Dallas Wings at New York Liberty sport Tuesday evening, touchdown in the stands and almost hitting a youngster. An identical incident has been reported in Phoenix, where the toy didn’t attain the court.

The WNBA launched a assertion emphasizing that throwing objects into the court space is a violation of league coverage and local legal guidelines.

“The safety and well-being of everyone in our arenas is a top priority for our league. Objects of any kind thrown onto the court or in the seating area can pose a safety risk for players, game officials, and fans,” the league assertion read. “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.”

On Tuesday, no announcement was made indicating whether or not the person who threw the intercourse toy at Crypto.com Arena was situated or ejected.