Sex toys tossed on court interrupt WNBA games in Chicago and LA in replay of 2025 incidents

Notably, the Chicago Sky's home game against Golden State was interrupted when multiple sex toys were thrown on the court Friday night, the second consecutive night for a disruption similar to what occurred in a number of WNBA games last season.

Key points

• According to the New York Times, there was a delay for the same reason in Atlanta's 124-88 victory at the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday.
• The incident happened in the third quarter of the Sky's 73-70 victory over the Valkyries.
• There were similar incidents last season in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles.

What happened

In practice, the incident happened in the third quarter of the Sky's 73-70 victory over the Valkyries. Players stayed on the court while arena personnel removed the items from the court.

According to the New York Times, there was a delay for the same reason in Atlanta's 124-88 victory at the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. Police in Los Angeles remarked a male suspect was detained by arena security, received a citation and was issued.

There were similar incidents last season in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles. Some of the incidents resulted in arrests. See AP's full WNBA coverage here.

The bottom line

For now, sex toys tossed on court interrupt WNBA games in Chicago and LA remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.