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Luka Dončić somehow gets dragged into WNBA’s latest dildo fiasco

Nypost · · 260 words · By Grant Young
WNBA Court Disruptions Luka Dončić / NBA Association
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Unfortunately for him, Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Dončić has his name attached to a strange incident that occurred during a WNBA game on Thursday night.

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What happened

Unfortunately for him, Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Dončić has his name attached to a strange incident that occurred during a WNBA game on Thursday night.

Why it matters

A green dildo was thrown on to the court during the third quarter of the Atlanta Dream’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks.

Common ground

Dream star forward Angel Reese quickly pointed out the perpetrator—who happened to be wearing a white Lakers jersey with Dončić’s name on it.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the individual (who hasn’t been named publicly) has been banned from all WNBA, NBA, and other league-affiliated games and events in the country indefinitely.”
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Front Office Sports reports that the fan who threw the sex toy has been arrested and banned. Other sources confirm the arrest and the nature of the incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA season is the 30th and current season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The league expanded from 13 to 15 teams with the addition of the Portland Fire and Toronto Te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crypto.com Arena (originally and still commonly known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto.com_Arena
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in North America composed of 15 teams (14 in the United States and 1 in Canada), scheduled to expand to 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_National_Basketball_As…
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Claim 2: “A group of cryptocurrency traders who launched a meme coin called Green Dildo Coin (DILDO) claimed to be behind this”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of links to Visual Studio Code documentation, which is entirely irrelevant to cryptocurrency or the incident described.
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web search NEUTRAL — Visual Studio Code for the Web provides a free, zero-install Microsoft Visual Studio Code experience running entirely in your browser, allowing you to quickly and safely browse source code repositorie…
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-web
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 27, 2024 · Discover the power of Visual Studio Code for the Web! No installation, no setup, just code anytime, anywhere with your favorite lightweight editor in your browser.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/visual-studio-code/l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Build with Visual Studio Code, anywhere, anytime, entirely in your browser.
https://vscode.dev/
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Claim 3: “It happened when the Dream were facing the Golden State Valkyries last July”
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There is conflicting evidence. Yahoo Sports and Them report the incident occurred during a Dream vs. Sparks game. However, a TikTok source claims it happened during a Dream vs. Valkyries game. Because multiple reputable news sources (Yahoo, Them) specify the Sparks, the claim that it was the Valkyries is disputed/contradicted.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 WNBA season was the 29th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season began on May 16, 2025 and ended on September 11. The fifth edition of the WNBA Commis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_WNBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Atlanta Dream season is the 19th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association and their second under head coach Karl Smesko.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Atlanta_Dream_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA playoffs is the postseason tournament of the Women's National Basketball Association's 2026 season. The playoffs will begin on September 27, 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_playoffs
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Claim 4: “Dream star forward Angel Reese quickly pointed out the perpetrator—who happened to be wearing a white Lakers jersey with Dončić’s name on it.”
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While web results confirm Angel Reese pointed out the fan, there is no evidence in the provided search results regarding the specific clothing (white Lakers jersey with Dončić's name) worn by the perpetrator. The Wikipedia result provided for this claim is about NBA 2K and is irrelevant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NBA 2K is an American series of basketball sports simulation video games developed by Visual Concepts and released annually since 1999. The premise of the series is to emulate the sport of basketball …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2K
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Claim 5: “he was apprehended by arena security and arrested before leaving Crypto Arena.”
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Multiple sources confirm the fan who threw the object was arrested and banned. Yahoo Sports and Front Office Sports (via web search) reference the incident at Crypto.com Arena.
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web search NEUTRAL — Crypto.com Arena. Upcoming Events. More Info for 2026 LE SSERAFIM TOUR 'PUREFLOW' IN LOS ANGELES.
https://www.cryptoarena.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Killer who Changed Her Face to remain hidden…Coffeehouse Crime2M • 3y agoLivePlaylist ()Mix (50+). 17:50. Why Did Ancient Human Progress Suddenly Explode 10,000 Years Ago After 300,000 Years of Sl…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnrJgG568U
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web search NEUTRAL — For everyone who was able to cop tickets for Benito at Crypto Arena- here’s a POV #losangeles #badbunny. Experience Tyler the Creator's performance from Section 119 at Crypto.com Arena. Enjoy the vibr…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-does-enter-at-m11-aisle…
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Claim 6: “Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Dončić”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Luka Dončić is a professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 79th season of the franchise, its 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 66th season in Los Angeles, and its 27th season playing ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Los_Angeles_Lakers_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season will be the 80th season of the franchise, its 79th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 67th season in Los Angeles, and its 28th season playin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Los_Angeles_Lakers_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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Claim 7: “A green dildo was thrown on to the court during the third quarter of the Atlanta Dream’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks.”
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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo Sports, Front Office Sports via a second source, and Them) confirm a green sex toy/dildo was thrown onto the court during a game between the Atlanta Dream and Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Dream compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Easter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Dream
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 WNBA draft is the league's draft for the 2016 WNBA season. It was held on April 14 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The draft was most notable for Connecticut producing the to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_WNBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2017 WNBA season. On March 30, the WNBA announced that the draft would take place on April 13 in New York at Samsung 837.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_WNBA_draft
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