"Needs to be a lifetime ban" - WNBA fans abuzz as d*ldo-throwing spectator gets arrested & faces potential ban from league games

WNBA fans abuzz as d*ldo-throwing spectator gets arrested & faces potential ban from league games. (Photo: IMAGN)
WNBA fans abuzz as d*ldo-throwing spectator gets arrested & faces potential ban from league games. (Photo: IMAGN)

The fan who threw a dildo on the court during the Atlanta Dream-Golden State Valkyries game on Tuesday has been arrested. It was the first of two similar incidents this past week in the WNBA, with the second occurring in Friday's game between the Valkyries and Chicago Sky.

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The league said in a statement that fans who throw objects would face criminal charges, as well as a potential one-year ban from attending WNBA games.

"Any fan who intentionally throws an object onto the court will be immediately ejected and face a minimum one-year ban in addition to being subject to arrest and prosecution by local authorities," the league wrote in a statement to Marisa Ingemi of The San Francisco Chronicle.
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"The safety and well-being of everyone in our arenas is a top priority for our league. Objects of any kind thrown onto the court or in the seating area can pose a safety risk for players, game officials, and fans. … The subject involved in the incident in Atlanta on Tuesday has been arrested."
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WNBA fans online reacted to the perpetrator's arrest, with many calling for a lifetime ban and harsher punishment.

"Needs to be a lifetime ban! It was disrespectful AF," a fan wrote.
"That should be a lifetime ban," one fan commented.
"A fine! Longer sentence, kids at those games! Tf wrong with ppl" another fan remarked.

Others pointed to Sydney Colson, who had jokingly taken responsibility for the incident. The Indiana Fever guard created an online identity called "Mean Green," alluding to the color of the thrown object.

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"Who’s going to bail out @sydjcolson?" a fan wrote.
"I stand with @sydjcolson," one fan commented.
"@flyingmeangreen you’re always causing trouble 😂," another fan remarked.
WNBA fans react to the d*ldo-throwing fan's arrest. (Photo: @espnw)
WNBA fans react to the d*ldo-throwing fan's arrest. (Photo: @espnw)

WNBA players urge fans to behave

After Friday's incident in the game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Chicago Sky, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham called on fans to behave themselves.

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"Stop throwing dildos on the court… you’re going to hurt one of us," she tweeted.

New York Liberty forward Isabelle Harrison echoed a similar sentiment.

"ARENA SECURITY?! Hello??! Please do better. It’s not funny. never was funny. Throwing ANYTHING on the court is so dangerous," she wrote.

Chicago Sky center Elizabeth Williams said she found it "super disrespectful.”

“I don’t really get the point of it. It’s really immature. Whoever is doing it needs to grow up.”

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