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Donald Trump Jr. posted a photo to Instagram of President Donald Trump throwing a sex toy off the roof of The White House onto a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game, following multiple real-life incidents of people throwing sex toys onto the courts of WNBA games.
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Why It Matters
Since late July, there have been four separate incidents where sex toys have been thrown onto the court at WNBA games. The WNBA has vowed to ban anyone who throws toys onto the court for at least one year and has warned that they will people subject to arrest and prosecution from local authorities. The incidents have highlighted concerns about player safety, security, and the extent to which women's basketball is being taken seriously.
What To Know
The series of sex toy incidents began on July 29, when a person threw a neon green toy in the fourth quarter of a match between the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia. The WNBA have since said that the fan responsible was arrested and ejected from the arena, and that they will be facing a ban of one year minimum.
On August 7, Trump Jr, posted an image to Instagram that depicted Trump throwing a green sex toy off the roof of the white house, down onto the court of a WNBA game. The image has been edited, and in it, there is a basketball court next to the White House, which has a number of female basketball players on it.
Trump Jr. captioned the image "Posted without further comment," and it has received over 90,000 likes as of press time.
This post came as a fourth sex toy was thrown onto the court at a WNBA game on August 7, according to a social media post from the account @BricksCenter on X.
@BricksCenter, which describes itself as a "Worldwide Leader In Sports Fails," in its bio on X, posted a clip of the game being interrupted after an item was thrown on the court. The post was captioned, "The WNBA had a No Bag Policy for tonight's game. A fan still snuck in a dildo," and has been viewed over 400,000 times as of reporting.
What People Are Saying
The WNBA said in a statement: "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. In line with WNBA Arena Security Standards, 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."
What's Next
Whether these incidents will continue, and the impact they may have, remains to be seen.
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