WNBA star Breanna Stewart is speaking out following the disturbing death threat her wife Marta Xargay Casademont received, following Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart says her family received homophobic death threats after the team's loss to the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. In an interview with "NBA Today," Stewart said she's working with the team and the league to keep her family safe.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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.