{
  "id": 2296179,
  "title": "Sex toy thrown onto court during Dream-Sparks game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/sex-toy-thrown-onto-court-during-dream-sparks-game",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:01:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sex-toy-thrown-onto-court-040106201.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a Los Angeles Sparks versus Atlanta Dream basketball game at Crypto.com Arena, a spectator threw a green sex toy onto the court in the third quarter, recalling previous incidents from last season. Angel Reese, a player on the bench, quickly identified the perpetrator, who was subsequently apprehended by arena security. This marked one of several incidents involving green toys being hurled onto the court throughout the 2025 WNBA season, beginning in late July and continuing for a week, including one incident at a Sparks game. The trend eventually ceased, believed to be associated with a specific memecoin.",
  "summary": "LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sparks and Atlanta Dream experienced a blast from the recent past during their matchup at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. During the third quarter of the lopsided contest, a spectator hurled a green sex toy onto the court, sparking flashbacks to last season’s spate of projectiles. Angel Reese pointed out the perpetrator right away from her seat on the bench, and…",
  "key_points": [
    "A spectator threw a green sex toy onto the court during a Los Angeles Sparks vs. Atlanta Dream game.",
    "The incident occurred in the third quarter, recalling previous similar events from last season."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The recurrence of a spectator throwing a green object onto the court suggests that the trend of using such items as a form of expression may be resurfacing, potentially tied to a specific cultural phenomenon.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}