New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and wife get homophobic threats amid WNBA Finals
Police are investigating a threatening, homophobic e-mail sent to WNBA power forward Breanna Stewart's wife as the New York Liberty compete in the finals.
Police are investigating a threatening, homophobic e-mail sent to WNBA power forward Breanna Stewart's wife as the New York Liberty compete in the finals.
Police did not identify the person who filed the report. They said a 33-year-old woman made an aggravated harassment report Thursday after she received “a threatening email.” Stewart confirmed the threats and said her wife filed the report after practice in an interview Tuesday.
The email said the couple “don’t deserve to live and I hope you both die.”
Stewart, 30, who plays for the New York Liberty, is married to former WNBA player Marta Xargay Casademont, 33, a member of the Spanish national team. They married in July 2021 and share two children.
The New York police Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the matter as a possible bias incident on the grounds of sexual orientation discrimination. The New York Post was the first to report the threat.
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