A self-known cryptocurrency enthusiast told ESPN that it is part of a group that has orchestrated the recent sex toy stunts that have disrupted at least three WNBA games in the last 10 days.
On Wednesday, the person who spoke on the condition of anonymity on the videoconge said that the stunts were to marketing a crypto coin which was created by his online community. WNBA and all its “controversies”, he said, made the league a logical goal.
“It was more or less like an opportunistic approach, you know that is already trending,” he said. “Where is the dispute already and how do we stop some of that meditation?”
The man, who uses Lieutenant Deldo Rhine as his user name on X – a node, said, he said, the braid pit character in the film “Inglerius Bastards” kept his camera closed and refused to give his name or age during a call with ESPN. Group, he said, Crypto wants to recover the creative and community aspects of the world.
“We really wanted to make memes funny again,” he said.
The WNBA spokesperson on Thursday refused to answer ESPN questions about the group, which claimed responsibility or adjustment for the safety of the arena. The USA Today reported the group’s claim for the first time.
WNBPA Executive Director Terry Jackson told ESPN on Thursday that the players’ union requested an update from WNBA and reported that the claims of the league were investigating that individuals were being encouraged to stunt.
The man told ESPN that the coin started trading on July 28, the first sex toy was thrown into a WNBA game. The coin transaction record at dex screinner confirms a website that tracks real -time prices of cryptocurrency.
Posts from the Telegram community of the group, including more than 1,000 users, were reviewed by ESPN. They reveal that first event and pre -knowledge, Atlanta dream Game against Golden State Valcaries On 29 July.
A link to a stream of the game was shared in the chat before the tipoff, and the community members celebrated their upcoming stunts and posted several derogatory comments about WNBA. “We will soon buy the league,” a poster wrote under the seal of the time of 7:13 pm, then from time to time at 7:30 pm, Deldo shared a green sex toy meme with caption, “Dildo Warrior was practicing his throwing!” Hours later, the game was postponed to the fourth quarter, when the green sex toy was thrown into the court.
Since then, two people have been arrested in relation to sex toy stunts in two cities. 23 -year -old Delbert Carver of Marietta, Georgia, was arrested on 1 August. Phoenix mercuryAccording to police records, Carver was detained after trying to flee and confessed to throwing the first sex toy on 29 July. According to the law enforcement records, he faces disorganized conduct, public indecency/indecent performance and counting of criminal trespasses.
However, the man ESPN said that the Carver was not associated with the group and was not going to throw the sex toy on 29 July. He refused to say who threw the object.
Carver did not respond to several requests for comment from ESPN.
On 1 August, a green sex toy was thrown into court during one SkyIn Chicago -Valkyries Games.
Indiana fever star Sophie Cunningham Addressing the trend that night.
Cunningham posted on X, “Stop throwing dildo on court.” You are going to hurt one of us. ,
According to the ESPN man, the group planned other incidents in four separate Arenas on Tuesday night.
An 18-year-old man, Kaden Lopez, was arrested during mercury at PhX Arena in Phoenix-Connecticut sun game. Court Records says Lopez removed a green sex toy from his sweatshirt pocket, thrown it and hit two audiences, including a minor. After the toss, he attempted to leave the building. An arena volunteer saw the incident, followed Lopez and dealt with him.
The man ESPN spoke to provide lopez name before becoming publicly public and said that Lopez was part of the coordinated stunt. Lopez is accused of disorganized conduct and rape attack on rape. A hooliganism of public performance of pornographic materials was charged. Lopez was celebrated as “hero” and “legend” in the group’s telegram chat.
The WNBA spokesperson refused to answer ESPN’s questions about the arrest.
In addition, on Tuesday, video footage posted on X was shown to a green sex toy, which was thrown from the stand at the Barclays Center. New York LibertyGame against Dallas WingsBut it failed to make it in court.
A sex toy was thrown on court in Los Angeles Sparks-I -beavor game appeared to hit Tuesday and Cunningham.
Sparks said in a statement, “We are working with the personnel of the arena to identify individual responsible and ensure appropriate action.”
Additionally, the man said, a sex toy should have been thrown into Seattle StormGame against Minnesota LinksBut the thrower did not try it.
WNBA released a statement on Saturday, when Carver was arrested.
The League said, “The safety and welfare of all in our Arenas is the top priority for our league. Objects thrown in any kind of court or at a seating place can pose security risk to players, sports officials and fans,” the League said. “According to the WNBA Arena safety standards, any fan who deliberately throws an object in the court will be thrown out immediately and will face a minimum of one year ban besides being subjected to arrest and prosecution by local authorities.”
On Thursday, Links Coach Cheryl Reev addressed the issue with reporters after practice.
“It has been going on for centuries, sexualization of women. This is the latest version of her. And it’s not fun,” she said. “These people who are doing so should be held accountable. … They are problems, and we need to take action.”
On Thursday night, another sex toy was thrown on court during the Dream-Skai game. It is not known whether the incident was related to the previous one or not.
According to a price tracker on Forbes, the price of the coin, which “represents a bold movement in the Internet culture-gives holders a voice in a fun, fearless and rapidly growing community,” has increased by about 300% in the last week.
According to Google trends, the US search interest on “Green Dildo” has increased by 3,700% from July 29.
A betting website created a market around the sex toy stunt, allowing users to bet when another toss will be and what color the dildo will be. According to the ESPN source, several community members bet and won.
The source said, “There were many people who had made the stake quite heavy because we knew what was going on.”
Dave Mason, a brand manager of the online sportsbook Betonine -based online sportsbook Betonine, said that when the second sex toy was also green, he started seeing who could orchestrate the stunts. In this way he found the Crypto coin group.
Mason said at an email exchange with ESPN, “It is part of the game when these markets like these are offered,” Mason said at an email exchange with ESPN. “We can either choose to introduce them or not. We know that people will have information and bet.”
The Crypto coin source told ESPN that the group was moving away from the WNBA Games and on Wednesday night dropped a MLB game. during Merileins,Astros Sports in Miami, a woman sitting on the back of the plate of the house placed a green sex toy.
The source said, “We have found a lot of fun things.” “A low disruptive nature, but we want to keep people in our search.”
