A sex toy was tossed onto the floor of a WNBA game on Tuesday, continuing an unwanted trend around the league.

The latest incident occurred in the second quarter of the Indiana Fever’s road game against the Los Angeles Sparks. It followed similar incidents on July 29 when the Golden State Valkyries played against the host Atlanta Dream and on Friday when the Valkyries opposed the host Chicago Sky.

On Tuesday, Sparks guard Kelsey Plum was shooting a free throw with 2:05 left in the first half when the sex toy landed in the key in front of the foul line.

Plum kicked the object into the stands.

An arrest was made Saturday in connection with the incident at the Dream game in College Park, Ga. Delbert Carver, 23, was charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure, and criminal trespass.

No arrests were made following the Chicago occurrence, as Chicago police told ESPN on Monday, “We don’t see a call of service for that incident.”

The WNBA said in a statement last week, “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.”

–Field Level Media

Phoenix Mercury All-Star forward Satou Sabally, reportedly out indefinitely because of personal reasons after missing the team’s Sunday game, played Tuesday night against the visiting Connecticut Sun and finished with 23 points to spark an 82-66 victory.

Alyssa Thomas, in her first year with the Mercury after playing the first 11 years of her career with the Sun, recorded a triple-double for the second consecutive game. She has a WNBA-record 18 in her career (regular season and playoffs).

She had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists after tallying 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the 83-67 win against the Chicago Sky on Sunday.

DeWanna Bonner had 18 points and seven rebounds off the Mercury’s bench, and Kahleah Copper finished with 15 points.

Connecticut (5-23) fell to 1-12 on the road this season.

The Sun were led by Marina Mabrey (18 points) and Tina Charles (16 points).

Phoenix (18-11) never trailed.

The Mercury went on a 16-2 run to close the first quarter to take a 26-6 lead.

Phoenix made 10 of 20 shots from the field, 5 of 9 from 3-point range, in the first quarter, while Connecticut was 2 of 16 from the field and failed to make a 3-pointer in six attempts.

The Sun also had six turnovers in the quarter.

Bonner, who played the previous five seasons with the Sun, outscored Connecticut in the first quarter with nine points after making all three of her 3-point attempts.

A 12-2 run by Connecticut, fueled by seven points from Mabrey, cut the lead to 30-22 with 4:34 remaining in the second quarter.

Phoenix led 44-28 at halftime behind Bonner’s 13 points, Sabally’s nine points and Thomas’ eight points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

The Mercury pulled away to a 60-32 lead with 5:40 left in the third quarter following a 14-2 run.

Connecticut rallied back, outscoring Phoenix 18-4 to cut the lead to 64-50 with 9:02 remaining.

The Sun would not get closer than 14 points the rest of the game.

Thomas surpassed 10 points, giving her the triple-double, on a layup that put Phoenix ahead 76-56 with 3:44 left.

–Field Level Media

Rickea Jackson poured in 25 points, Kelsey Plum added 25 points and 11 assists and the host Los Angeles Sparks snapped the Indiana Fever’s five-game winning streak with a 100-91 decision on Tuesday.

Azura Stevens scored 19 points and went 5-for-5 from 3-point range while Dearica Hamby scored 16 points for the Sparks (13-15), who have won seven of eight.

Los Angeles shot a torrid 56.1 percent from the field (37 of 66), just shy of its season high, and 50 percent from 3-point range (13 of 26). Cameron Brink didn’t score for the Sparks but contributed five blocked shots in just 16 minutes of action.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 of her 34 points in the second half to guide Indiana’s attempted comeback. Natasha Howard had 17 points and seven rebounds, Aliyah Boston posted 15 points and nine rebounds and Aari McDonald chipped in 15 points and six assists for the Fever (17-13).

Caitlin Clark (groin) remained out for Indiana.

The Fever trailed 76-64 entering the fourth quarter and quickly cut the margin to 10. The Sparks responded as Plum, Jackson, Julie Allemand and Rae Burrell contributed to a 9-0 run.

Boston put in a layup for the Fever, but Jackson went back to work for Los Angeles. She made a putback of her own miss, then Burrell stole an Indiana lob pass and set Jackson up for a 3-pointer that made it 90-68 at the 6:23 mark.

Indiana stormed back thanks to the hot hands of Mitchell, who knocked down two 3-pointers and another jumper, and McDonald, who sank back-to-back 3-pointers to cut it to 95-89 with 2:09 to play. However, Stevens answered with a triple with 1:17 left, and the Sparks held on.

The Sparks made their first three 3-point tries of the game. The Fever cobbled together a 10-point run to take a 21-15 lead, but they led only 27-26 after one quarter.

Hamby dominated in the paint during a second quarter that saw the Sparks make 11 of 17 shots from the field. Los Angeles went ahead 49-38 with 2:57 left in the half, the first double-digit margin of the game.

Play was briefly stopped late in the first half when a spectator threw a sex toy onto the court, the third such instance in the WNBA in recent weeks.

–Field Level Media

Elizabeth Williams had 18 points with 10 rebounds while Kamilla Cardoso added 16 and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Sky snapped an eight-game losing streak with Tuesday night’s 78-64 victory over the visiting Washington Mystics.

Washington traded Brittney Sykes, its leading scorer at 15.4 points per game, to Seattle for Alysha Clark and a 2026 first-round draft pick earlier in the day.

While injured Chicago star Angel Reese (back) sat for the sixth time in eight games, teammate Ariel Atkins returned to action and scored 15 in 24 minutes after missing the previous seven games with a leg injury.

The Sky scored 52 points in the paint and distributed 22 assists in the loss.

Sonia Citron had 13 points and Kiki Iriafen scored 10 for Washington, which was held to 41.5 percent shooting and went 2-for-15 from 3-point range. The stellar rookie pair weren’t nearly as potent on Tuesday as when they combined for 50 points during Washington’s 103-86 rout of Chicago on July 29.

The Mystics (13-16) lost for the sixth time in eight games.

Williams and Michaela Onyenwere (12 points) helped the Sky build a 35-28 halftime lead. The pair combined for nine points during a third quarter where Chicago did not commit a turnover and outscored Washington 26-18.

Washington’s Shakira Austin scored the first field goal of the game, then Chicago reeled off the next 14. Williams and Onyenwere combined for 10 points during that run.

Cardoso had eight rebounds during a first quarter where Chicago shot 12 of 19 and scored 22 points in the paint to lead 25-10 entering the second period.

However, the Sky got sloppy by committing nine turnovers in the second quarter. Washington took advantage, outscoring Chicago 18-10 in the period, despite Cardoso recording 12 points and 10 rebounds.

–Field Level Media

Jonquel Jones collected 15 points and 10 rebounds as the host New York Liberty withstood a quiet showing from Sabrina Ionescu and earned an 85-76 victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday night.

The Liberty won for the second time in five games since losing Breanna Stewart to a right leg injury on July 26 and used a balanced effort to avenge a loss in Dallas last week.

Jones shot 6-for-12 from the floor and the Liberty (19-10) improved to 8-0 when the center posts a double-double this season.

Leonie Fiebich added 14, including a 3-pointer that gave New York a 15-point lead with about three minutes left. Emma Meesseman added 13 in her home debut for the Liberty, who shot 47.7 percent.

Reserve Stephanie Talbot contributed 13 and Natasha Cloud finished with 12 as the Liberty got 22 points from the bench and shot 50 percent (12-for-24) from 3-point range.

New York’s balanced effort occurred on a night when Ionescu could never get into a rhythm and was held to nine points on 2-of-9 shooting.

Paige Bueckers scored 21 for her fourth straight 20-point showing but the Wings (8-22) lost for the ninth time in 11 games. Bueckers briefly headed to the locker room in the fourth quarter to get her back checked out but finished 8-for-15 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds.

Arike Ogunbowale added 14 as Dallas shot 37.2 percent and took the loss despite a 45-35 rebounding edge. Maddy Siegrist added 13 off the bench for the Wings, who shot 6-for-27 (22.2 percent) from 3-point range.

The Liberty ended a strong opening quarter with a 24-15 lead after Rebekah Gardner capitalized on a Dallas turnover and sank a 3-pointer with 24.6 seconds left. New York took its first double-digit lead in the opening minute of the second quarter when Meesseman sank a floater for a 26-15 edge and held a 37-34 lead by halftime.

Bueckers sank a 3 in the opening minutes of the third for a 38-37 lead and Ogunbowale’s 3 put Dallas up 41-39 with 7:39 left. Bueckers hit a 19-footer to get Dallas within 49-46 with 4:50 left and New York ended the third with a 60-53 lead.

Talbot’s 3 opened a 70-57 lead with 7 1/2 minutes left and two free throws by Ionescu opened a 15-point lead about a minute later. Fiebich hit a triple for a 79-64 lead with 3:05 left to clinch it.

–Field Level Media