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Amid the disturbing trend of sex toys being thrown onto the court at WNBA games, a head coach is now calling on fans - and the purported crypto traders behind the 'pranks' - to knock it off.
Beginning last week, a series of incidents at women's basketball games across the league saw green dildos being thrown onto the court.
But the incidents continued, and now appear to be tied to a cryptocurrency 'meme coin' scheme.
Regardless of the motivation or those behind it, Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve spoke to reporters about the incidents - saying that those responsible should be held accountable.
'I just want to comment on... this has been going on for centuries. The sexualization of women, this is the latest version of that. It's not funny,' said Reeve.
She continued: 'It should not be a butt of jokes on any radio show, or in print, or in any comments.
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve pulled reporters aside after today's availability to make this comment about the recent trend of s*x toys are being thrown on WNBA courts: pic.twitter.com/oA0nHwluaf
— Shelby Swanson (she/they) (@shelbymswanson) August 7, 2025Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said the league needs to hold fans accountable who have begun to throw sex toys onto the court at WNBA games in recent days
Hours after her comments, two dildos were lobbed toward the court during a Sky-Dream game
'The sexualization of women is what's used to hold women down and this is no different.
'This is just the latest story, and we should write about it in that way. These people that are doing this should be held accountable.
'We're not the butt of the joke. They're the problem, and we need to take action.'
Hours after Reeve made her comments, yet another incident saw two sex toys thrown on a court at WinTrust Arena in Illinois for a game between the Chicago Sky and the Atlanta Dream.
According to FrontOfficeSports' Colin Salao, one object was thrown and fell behind the dream bench.
While security rushed to find that perpetrator, another sex toy - which wasn't green - was then thrown onto the court.
Video showed the two suspects were surrounded by security after the incident and they were questioned.
Security told Salao that they were released and 'free to go' because there was not proof they were responsible.
After two dildos were thrown at the Chicago Sky game, two people were surrounded by security by the doors at Wintrust Arena. They were questioned about the incident.
They appeared to be in good spirits, even taking selfies at one point while apprehended.
They walked out of the… pic.twitter.com/FMAxa1EBBz
18-year-old Kaden Lopez was arrested for throwing a sex toy at a WNBA game on Tuesday. The object did not reach the court, but it did hit a fan in the stands.
WNBA star Sophie Cunningham was also hit by a sex toy in a separate incident on Tuesday
Reeve, who coached Team USA to Olympic gold in Paris in 2024, is just the latest in the league to speak out about these incidents.
Players - like Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham - demanded that the action stop out of fear for the safety of the athletes.
Cunningham posted on X back on August 1, 'stop throwing dildos on the court... you're going to hurt one of us.'
Five days later, Cunningham was then hit with a flying dildo. She re-tweeted her post, saying, 'this did NOT age well.'
She's not the only player to have spoken out against this.
'It's super disrespectful,' Sky center Elizabeth Williams told reporters last Friday. 'I don't really get the point of it. It's really immature. Whoever is doing it needs to grow up.'
One arrest has been made in connection to these incidents. 18-year-old Kaden Lopez was booked into jail in Arizona on suspicion of disorderly conduct, assault and public display of explicit sexual material following the game between the Phoenix Mercury and the Connecticut Sun.
Lopez allegedly apologized for the act, saying it was 'stupid prank that was trending on social media.' It is also alleged in court documents that he bought the toy on Monday - just one day before the game.
