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WNBA star Sophie Cunningham has broken her silence after becoming the latest victim in the league's sex toy-throwing epidemic.
On Tuesday night, the WNBA was rocked by yet another shocking sex toy incident after one was launched from the stands onto the court during the second quarter of the Fever's 100-91 defeat to the Los Angeles Sparks.
It marked the third time that the bizarre scenes have unfolded during WNBA action after two separate incidents last week - which Cunningham publicly spoke out about.
In a post on X, Cunningham urged fans to stop throwing the sex toys, before later addressing the bizarre trend on her 'Show Me Something' podcast.
However, just hours after the podcast episode released, Cunningham was in fact struck by one during the Fever's game against the Sparks.
After the game, she took to X to speak out. In reference to her initial post, which asked fans to stop throwing the sex toys, she wrote: 'This did NOT age well'.
WNBA star Sophie Cunningham has spoken out after being hit by a sex toy on Tuesday night
Cunningham was seen visibly flinching after the erotic item was thrown onto the court
The Fever star took to X to reflect on the incident, just hours after Tuesday's game
Cunningham's post at the start of the month read: 'stop throwing dildos on the court… you’re going to hurt one of us'.
She also posted an Instagram story after the Fever's game, with the caption: 'No way that thing actually hit me. I knew I shouldn't have tweeted that'.
On Tuesday, the 28-year-old flinched before leaping away from the erotic item as Sparks star Kelsey Plum stepped in to kick it away, while the official blew the whistle.
Cunningham was then seen laughing off the incident with her Sparks rivals as the game came to a brief halt.
The incident came just hours after Cunningham addressed the string of recent sex-toy tossing on her 'Show Me Something' podcast.
'I was thinking about like, if someone threw that thing and like, first of all, the bounce that that thing had, if that smacks someone in the face, you know that's gonna be plastered everywhere,' Cunningham said.
'I just know how things go viral now. And I just know that thing like, even came from like the rafters or bounced and just slapped me right in the face. That would be what I'd be known for, for life. So I was just trying to protect all of our images.'
The Fever and Cunningham returned to action Tuesday night without Caitlin Clark for the eighth-straight game, yet it appeared Indiana's players were more concerned about errant flying sex toys than preserving their record without their superstar.
Cunningham also shared an update on her Instagram story just moments after the game
The bizarre incidents first began during a game between the Valkyries and Dream on July 29
Players from both teams were left stunned as they realized what had occurred in the game
'Funny thing is like my parents and my sister, they literally text me after or before every single game, saying, "Good luck,"' Cunningham continued.
'I'll send it so everyone can see this. But my mom goes, instead of like my good luck text, she goes, "Watch out for flying (sex toys) tonight." And then the other one said, "Did you really just post the (sex toy) tweet?" It got some legs.'
The Fever return to action Thursday night, again without Caitlin Clark, against the Phoenix Mercury, with officials on high alert for another flying disruption.
Earlier on Tuesday, a Georgia man arrested for allegedly throwing a sex toy onto the floor of a WNBA game last week has been publicly identified after being booked on multiple charges in an Atlanta suburb.
Delbert Carver, 23, was released from Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro on Sunday one day after being charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure, and criminal trespass, according to online records.
Police say he was arrested after throwing another sex toy onto the court during the Atlanta Dream's win over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Friday.
Another WNBA game in Chicago was halted after a sex toy was thrown onto the court Friday
Delbert Carver allegedly confessed to Tuesday's incident when caught performing a similar stunt at Friday's game outside Atlanta, according to the police report provided to Daily Mail
He also allegedly confessed to police that he was involved in a similar incident in Atlanta's July 29 loss to the visiting Golden State Valkyries - a shocking moment that subsequently went viral last week.
Carver was allegedly live streaming Friday's incident before being apprehended.
'This was supposed to be a joke and this joke was supposed to go viral,' Delbert allegedly told officers Friday, according to an incident report provided to Daily Mail by the College Park Police Department.
Carver's next court date has not been announced and he has no listed attorney on the Clayton County government website.
