NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles!
The WNBA published on Friday a statement concerning the recent wave of fans launching sex toys on short during the matches.
The declaration said that the League is working with federal police to pursue criminal proceedings against the culprits involved in incidents.
“The security of all in our arenas remains an absolute priority. We are working in close collaboration with local and federal police to pursue all appropriate actions – including arrest and prosecution with crime accusations if necessary – against any person committed in this conduct or otherwise involved in the sponsorship of this imprudent and unacceptable behavior”, said the press release.
CLICK HERE for more sports cover on Foxnews.com
The WNBA logo on the crypto.com Arena field in Los Angeles on July 9, 2024. (Kirby Lee / USA TODAY SPORTS)
The fourth incident of a sex toy thrown on a WNBA field occurred during the match on Thursday evening between the Dream of the sky of Chicago and Atlanta.
This incident occurred after at least two arrests were made in a series of disturbances.
The smoke coach after another sex toy was thrown on the WNBA field in the match against fever: “ it’s stupid ” ‘
Sex toys were launched in at least six WNBA games in the last week and a half. The first occurred in a match in Atlanta on July 29. This happened in Chicago on August 1 and again on Thursday. In Los Angeles on Tuesday, a sex toy almost struck Indiana fever Garde Sophie Cunningham.
Sex toys were also said to have been launched in matches in New York and Phoenix on Tuesday, but did not seem to reach the court. An 18 -year -old man was arrested and charged after the incident in Phoenix.
He would have told the police that he had pulled the farce because she tended on social networks. He was arrested for suspicion of assault, disorderly conduct and publicly displaying explicit sexual equipment. There is also an ongoing investigation into the incident in New York, the Liberty confirmed to the Associated Press.
Basketball is near the WNBA logo during an expiration period of a match between Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty at the Feld Entertainment Center on August 29, 2020, in Palmetto, Florida. (Julio Aguilar / Getty Images)
A man in Georgia was also arrested after the first incident in Atlanta and was charged with disorderly driving, criminal intrusion, public indecency and indecent exposure.
