India, Aug. 7 -- In a shocking moment during Tuesday's Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) matchup between the Indiana Fever and Los Angeles Sparks, Sophie Cunningham was struck by a sex toy, just days after she publicly urged fans to stop throwing such items onto the court, per New York Post.

Cunningham, who is in her first season with the Fever after being traded from the Phoenix Mercury, was preparing for an inbounds pass during the second quarter at the Crypto.com Arena when the sex toy made contact with her ankle. The 28-year-old later addressed the incident on her Instagram Story, writing, "No way that thing actually hit me. I knew I shouldn't have tweeted that."

Four days prior to the incident, Cunningham took to X (fo...