San Diego Loyal players walked off the pitch at the start of the second half of their game against Phoenix Rising after homophobic abuse was allegedly directed at one of their players. Loyal star Collin Martin came out publicly in June 2018; at the time he was the only openly gay male athlete in the five major sports leagues. Loyal were 3-1 up before the game was forfeited. Phoenix player Junior Flemmings has said that the accusations are ‘false’
