New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
The emails went directly to Xargay's account, which was a bit unnerving for the couple, Stewart said at practice on Tuesday.
“We're taking the proper precautions. I think the threats continue to build after Game 1," Stewart said."We love that people are engaged in our sport, but not to the point where there's threats or harassment or homophobic comments being made.”Wednesday morning set to be the chilliest time of the week; will feel more like winter
Stewart said she doesn’t usually look at most of the messages she receives and that they usually go to her agency, but once she was made aware of them by her wife she wanted to let fans know there's no place for it.This season there has been a lot more online threats to players through social media and email.
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