WNBA player speaks out on becoming first pro basketball player to partner with OnlyFans

Seattle Storm subordinate Erica Wheeler has go the archetypal ever pro hoops subordinate to spouse with OnlyFans. 

She volition not beryllium utilizing the level to station big content, but knows what benignant of presumptions that travel with the territory.

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Erica Wheeler shoots the shot against the Mist during the archetypal 4th of the crippled astatine Sephora Arena connected January 25, 2026 successful Medley, Florida.  (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

"I deliberation it's a stamp connected OnlyFans that it's lone for big content, and I don't deliberation it's that," Wheeler told Fox News Digital, adding that she is utilizing it to amusement workout content, "family time," and down the scenes moments of the WNBA season.

"I privation to beryllium 1 of the ones to amusement the satellite that it's not conscionable astir big content."

Wheeler, 34, said she has "absolutely not" received immoderate antagonistic feedback from fans for her determination to spouse with the platform. 

However, she does person a connection acceptable for immoderate instrumentality who does instrumentality contented with the decision. 

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"I would inquire them, What they doing successful their idiosyncratic life?'" Wheeler said erstwhile asked what she would accidental to a instrumentality who would inquire her however she could spouse with a level known for big content. 

"Like, who are you to inquire maine what I bash successful my idiosyncratic life? What I bash shouldn't magnitude to thing that different quality being has going on. Half the time, these fans are sitting connected they coach, watching TV, doing thing with themselves, astir apt making 50 to 60,000 a year. Why should I attraction astir their opinions? It means thing to me."

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Erica Wheeler of the Seattle Storm reacts aft beating the Las Vegas Aces astatine Climate Pledge Arena connected September 16, 2025 successful Seattle, Washington.  (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Wheeler has been connected OnlyFans for 4 months, and has posted 10 videos with 16 videos. She had lone amassed 20 full likes, astatine the clip of publication. But she said she is readying to people her "proudest video" this upcoming week, which volition beryllium a video spreading consciousness astir cervical cancer. 

She said she has "no goal" successful caput successful presumption of subscribers oregon metrics, but is mostly hopeful astir changing the platform's reputation. 

And on the way, she expects different WNBA players volition articulation her connected that mission. 

"The announcements volition travel soon, you'll find retired existent soon," she said of different WNBA players partnering with the platform, adding that it's a "1,000%" possibility.

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Erica Wheeler #17 of the Seattle Storm reacts aft her 3 constituent handbasket against the Los Angeles Sparks astatine Climate Pledge Arena connected September 01, 2025 successful Seattle, Washington.  (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Originally from Miami, Wheeler was undrafted retired of Rutgers University, and signed with the Atlanta Dream successful 2015. After stints with the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever, she became the archetypal undrafted subordinate successful WNBA past to beryllium named All-Star Game MVP successful 2019. 

Following immoderate wellness complications that prevented her from playing successful the 2020 season, Wheeler signed with the Los Angeles Sparks to beryllium their caller starting constituent guard. She returned to the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever earlier signing with the Seattle Storm successful aboriginal 2025 and astir precocious was drafted by Vinyl BC for the 2026 Unrivaled season. 

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