Natasha Cloud Blasts Men After 3 Sex Toys Halt Sky-Valkyries WNBA Game

Q: Will a vague rulebook force the WNBA to draft a former NBA player to avoid a massive legal battle?

No. A vague rulebook does not mean the WNBA would have to draft Royce White or any other former NBA player to avoid a legal fight. The key issue is that the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement says only “players who are women” are eligible, but it does not define that term. That gap could invite a challenge and pressure the league to clarify its policy with the players’ union. But draft eligibility is not the same as being drafted. Even if White argued he should be in the draft pool, no team is required to select him. Legal experts say a lawsuit would face major hurdles. The WNBA’s eligibility rules are part of a collectively bargained agreement, which gives the league significant protection under labor law. An antitrust claim would be difficult. A collusion claim would require proof that teams and the league secretly coordinated to block him, not just that teams independently chose not to sign him. That is a high bar. A discrimination claim is more plausible on paper, especially if the league formally rejects him, but it would still depend on how the WNBA defines eligibility and whether a court sees his stated transgender identity as genuine rather than a political test case. That skepticism could matter. The bigger risk for the WNBA is not being forced to draft White, but being forced to clarify its standards. The league appears more likely to address the ambiguity through collective bargaining or a formal eligibility policy than through a courtroom defeat.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 22

Three sex toys thrown onto the court in the third quarter interrupted Friday’s Chicago Sky-Golden State Valkyries game, prompting Sky guard Natasha Cloud to unload in a profanity-filled postgame rant.
Cloud said men were behind most of the incidents and cast the disruptions as misogynistic, repeatedly mocking the perpetrators while arguing their behavior reflected hostility toward women and marginalized groups.
The latest disruption followed a similar incident Thursday at the Dream-Sparks game in Los Angeles, where a neon green sex toy landed on the court and Angel Reese pointed out a suspect in the crowd.
The back-to-back incidents add to a growing game-security issue for the WNBA, with Cloud’s remarks also likely to draw scrutiny for her repeated use of anti-gay language while condemning the stunt.