On Friday at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena during the third quarter of a Sky-Valkyries game, officials stopped play after Valkyries guard Kate Martin missed a deep 3-pointer when the toy was thrown from the stands and landed along the baseline by the Sky’s basket. A referee kicked it out of the way and a Sky equipment staffer removed it.

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve is speaking out about a string of incidents during which sex toys have been tossed onto the court during games recently. “The sexualization of women is what’s used to hold women down,