Wintrust Arena witnessed a disruption midway through the third quarter of the game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Chicago Sky. The spotlight temporarily moved away from the game to three bright green adult toys on the court. That incident left a mark and drew quite a strong response from Natasha Cloud, who did not hold back in her comments towards fans who pull such stunts.
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“Y’all lame as f***. Sorry, mama. I just, man, and like, in most of these occasions, it’s men. And I want you to know that is the g***** thing that you can do is to go to a store, a s** shop, buy a d****, come to a women’s game to throw the d**** on the court. That is the g***** s*** that I’ve ever heard,” said the Sky guard when asked if she had anything to say to the people who continue to do such things.
“The men that are throwing it. It shows you are extremely weak. It says a lot about how you feel about women, but we don’t care. It’s a disruption of the game.”
“So, keep throwing them if you just want to keep telling us you’re g**. You can come out; it’ll be happier. You’ll be nicer to people. You’ll be happier in your everyday life. You don’t need to go to therapy, or none of that s***. Just be yourself.”
Cloud’s teammate, Sydney Taylor, simply labeled the actions as “Corny” as a follow-up.
The Sky guard’s outrage in the post-game media availability stemmed from the fact that men are showing up at WNBA games and causing problems for the league. What may have gotten her even more frustrated is the fact that this has happened for the second consecutive day.
The previous occurrence was just around 24 hours ago when the Dream visited Crypto.com Arena to play the Los Angeles Sparks. Angel Reese’s celebration and new record dominated headlines, but the game was paused in the third quarter.
It happened when Sparks forward Park Ji-hyun was about to take a free throw with 2:59 minutes left in the third quarter. Just after the referee passed her the ball, a bright green projectile was launched onto the court. It drew an immediate whistle from the referee when the object landed on the court.
Park dropped the ball in disgust and stepped away before the camera cut to Reese on the sideline, who was pointing at the crowd in an extremely animated manner. She was shouting what seemed to be “Get him, get him” before pointing out that the individual was wearing a jersey numbered 77.
While that was happening, players scrambled to cover the object with a towel before Sparks forward Cameron Brink was seen kicking the object towards the sidelines, where it was finally removed.
The suspects responsible for the disruptions in both games were apprehended. The disruptor in the Dream-Sparks game attempted to flee the arena past security, but was arrested. Meanwhile, the perpetrators from the Sky Valkyries game were taken out of the arena amidst heavy booing.
Both sets of perpetrators have now been banned from all NBA, WNBA, and affiliated games indefinitely. The league is collaborating with the legal system to hold such people accountable for their actions.
This is far from the first time these disruptions have plagued the league, however. A similar wave hit WNBA games throughout last July and August, drawing sharp criticism from players and coaches alike.
Cloud is not the first to condemn adult toys being thrown on court in WNBA games
The summer of 2025 saw a number of the W’s games interrupted by adult toys being thrown during the game. Interestingly, one of these games was Chicago Sky vs Golden State Valkyries at Wintrust Arena.
Midway through the third quarter, proceedings were interrupted by an adult toy bouncing across the hardwood
During the post-game press conference, Chicago Sky forward Elizabeth Williams described the interruption as “super disrespectful.”
Even Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve commented on the matter.
“This has been going on for centuries. The sexualization of women. This is the latest version of that. And it’s not funny, and it should not be the butt of jokes on radio shows, or in print or any comments.”
Just days before that, the Valkyries vs Dream game saw a similar interruption that led to Sophie Cunningham putting out a tweet. Her primary focus was on player safety, with foreign objects possibly hurting one of them.
“Stop throwing d***** on the court. You’re going to hurt one of us,” wrote the Fever player.
Her request turned into a premonition as she was grazed by an adult toy just days later during an Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks game. With 2:05 left on the clock, Cunningham, who was struck by the adult toys, jumped back in surprise. Kelsey Plum kicked them off the court.
Cunningham took the opportunity to make a funny comment about it, as a follow-up to her previous X post.
“This did NOT age well.”
Head coaches of both teams involved addressed the situation, talking about player safety and the inability to control everybody’s actions.
While Cunningham chose to make light of the situation last season, games from August 20 and 21 this year indicate that the problem has not gone away. Cloud’s strong opposition to the interruptions to WNBA games comes at a time when the league is reaching its most popular phase.
With the 2026 WNBA All-Star game out-selling the 2026 NBA All-Star game, the popularity is attracting a huge number of fans. Unfortunately, it is also attracting disruptive elements who are interrupting WNBA games.