Sophie Cunningham isn’t holding back on courtside chaos. She calls out sex toy-throwing at WNBA games, questioning the impact on athletes’ reputations. Get the real story: pic.twitter.com/LdshhnPekN
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Cunningham is thinking about the damage that the incident can do to someone’s public image if they get hit by one of these sex toys.
“First of all, the bounce that thing had, if that smacked someone in the face, that’s going to be plastered everywhere. I just know that if things go viral now. … If that thing even came from the rafters or bounced and slapped me in the face, that would be what I would be known for, for life.”
Cunningham was concerned for players’ images—as well as their physical safety.
“And yeah, break a fucking nose, what the hell?”
Cunningham and other players want to know how these fans are sneaking in sex toys in the first place.
But her overall sentiment remains one of concern for the league’s image.
“Everyone’s trying to like make sure like the W[NBA] is not a joke and it’s taken seriously—and then that happens, I’m like, how are we ever going to get taken seriously?”
Over the weekend, police arrested 23-year-old Delbert Carver for the original dildo toss in Atlanta. He was charged with disorderly conduct and public indecency and spent a night in jail before being released on bond. The WNBA also hit Carver with a one-year ban from all league games.