It started as a strange, almost surreal phenomenon in professional basketball, and now it’s leaping into sports you’d least expect.
What began with fans tossing brightly colored sex toys onto WNBA courts has somehow found its way onto golf fairways, proving that no sport seems immune to this unusual craze.
Golf Faces an Unexpected Disruption
The latest incident occurred at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, during the PGA Tour’s season-ending TOUR Championship.
English golfer Tommy Fleetwood had just secured his first-ever PGA Tour victory and the $10 million prize when the normally pristine 18th green was interrupted—not by a rogue golf ball, but by a neon green sex toy hurled from the crowd.
A quick-thinking security guard stepped in, kicking the object into a nearby bunker, ensuring Fleetwood’s putt—and the tournament—remained on track.
His playing partner, Patrick Cantlay, seemed unfazed, but the incident highlighted how the peculiar trend is creeping into sports far beyond basketball.
The WNBA Sparked the Craze
The WNBA first drew national attention when fans began tossing sex toys onto courts, sometimes hitting players.
Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham even experienced one such hit firsthand.
The league responded with arrests and lifetime bans for some fans.
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve spoke out strongly, condemning the actions as part of a larger problem of sexualizing women in sports.
“It’s not funny. The sexualization of women is what’s used to hold women down,” she said, emphasizing that the perpetrators—not the athletes—should be held accountable.
The NFL Isn’t Immune Either
The craze didn’t stop at basketball. The NFL recently faced its own spectacle when a similar neon green object landed near the 6-yard line during a Tennessee Titans vs. Minnesota Vikings preseason game.
Security staff quickly removed it, but the bizarre interruption was a stark reminder that no field or court seems safe from these antics.
A Trend That Refuses to Quit
Even as the WNBA’s incidents have calmed somewhat, new episodes continue to emerge across sports.
Just hours after Reeve’s comments, two sex toys were thrown onto the court at WinTrust Arena in Illinois during a Chicago Sky vs. Atlanta Dream game.
What started as a shocking and humorous viral stunt has now become a serious concern for leagues and teams, raising questions about safety, accountability, and the broader cultural implications of such pranks.
