Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay receive homophobic threats after Game 1 of WNBA Finals

By DOUG FEINBERG | AP Basketball Writer

MINNEAPOLIS  — 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.

“The fact it came to Marta’s email is something she (had to) see. The level of closeness was a little bit different,” she said. “Make sure that myself and Marta are okay...