Fan ejected for ‘making fun’ of WNBA star who needed to run off courtroom after her wig fell off

A current WNBA recreation needed to be stopped for a particularly surprising motive.

A stoppage was pressured throughout the Phoenix Mercury’s conflict with the Washington Mystics on Sunday after Kahleah Copper’s wig fell off.

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Late within the third quarter, four-time WNBA All-Star Copper’s wig obtained caught after her teammate tried to set a display screen for her.

As quickly because the wig fell on the ground, the Mercury known as a time-out, and the Olympic Gold medalist was seen working again to the locker rooms to get her wig fastened.

The incident did not cease there, as Mercury gamers requested {that a} fan be eliminated for apparently making enjoyable of Copper.

Copper’s teammates have been seen surrounding the officers, inflicting them to alert the sector’s safety, who then eliminated the fan in query.

Once footage of this whole video surfaced on social media, it shortly went viral, with followers slamming the ejection of the fan and the character of the stoppage.

“So a fan paid money to watch the game and got kicked out for making fun of a wig falling off? Lame,” one fan wrote on X.

“A WNBA player’s wig fell off and they ejected a fan for ‘making fun’ The WNBA is SOFT,” one other fan wrote, with their tweet amassing over 1,000,000 views.

“How soft is the WNBA?,” one other fan posted.

Did Kahleah Copper return to the sport?

After her staff’s timeout, Copper returned to the courtroom to see out her facet’s 88-72 win over the Mystics.

Copper did battle within the recreation, placing up simply 6 factors on 2-for-8 taking pictures.

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She additionally added three assists and three rebounds.

Nonetheless, Alyssa Thomas picked up the slack and scored 27 factors, whereas grabbing 11 rebounds and eight assists.

The six-time WNBA All-Star additionally added three steals to her dominant night time.

With her efficiency, Thomas grew to become the primary participant in WNBA historical past to rack up 150 rebounds and 175 assists in 20 video games.

The Mercury gained the sport within the third quarter as they outscored Washington 26-12 within the third quarter, for a 10-point lead.

Phoenix then pushed the benefit to 17 factors early within the fourth quarter.

The Mystics went on a 9-0 run, however the Mercury then scored eight straight to place the sport out of attain for the hosts.

Phoenix improved to 16-9 for the season, which places them third within the WNBA standings as they give the impression of being set for one more postseason look.

Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever are at present sixth within the standings with a 14-12 file, though they’re 7-7 since Clark went down with an harm.

Clark’s rival, Angel Reese, has additionally missed the Chicago Sky’s final two video games by means of harm.

The Sky have dropped 5 video games in a row and has fallen out of the playoff chase with its present dropping streak and 7-18 total file.

To make issues worse, Reese was lately handed brutal $5 million Caitlin Clark shade.