Four times in the last week and change, WNBA games have been interrupted at various times by moronic fans tossing sex toys onto the court. At what point do these dorks realize this isn't funny anymore, and, in reality, it never has?
The first incident took place July 29 in Atlanta during a game between the Golden State Valkyries and the homestanding Dream. The offending party was subsequently arrested by Atlanta police, and likely won't be invited back to a Dream home game the rest of the season.
Then, three nights later in Chicago, came the first of the copycats, disrupting another Valkyries game, this time against the Sky. Last night, there were two more incidents, one on each coast. Games in Brooklyn and Los Angeles were disrupted by copycat pranksters who, as of press time, had managed to escape. Security video will identify these jabronies in due course.
The players just want this to go away, and let them play on without any further incidents. But as long as these first four incidents have generated media attention, it will encourage more copycats until someone gets hurt.
But, to ask the question posed in the subject box, what's the point of all this? The WNBA is enjoying much more media exposure over these last two seasons, including this one, so why should a bunch of brainless morons try to spoil the party? Given that the incident in LA was in the waning minutes of the first half Tuesday, I'd chalk this up to some Beavis & Butt-Head wannabes thinking this is funny & cool. It isn't. Indiana's Sophie Cunningham had a sex toy bounce up and hit her on the leg.
Curiously, with the AUSL having just finished its season, there were no such incidents in outdoor venues. Hmmmmmmmmm. Y'don't suppose there's an agenda with the WNBA being singled out?
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