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Seattle Storm player Erica Wheeler has become the first professional basketball player ever to partner with OnlyFans.
She doesn’t want to use the platform to post adult content, but she knows the kind of assumptions that come with the territory.
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Erica Wheeler shoots the ball against the Mist during the first quarter of the game at Sephora Arena on January 25, 2026 in Medley, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
“I think it’s a stamp on OnlyFans that it’s for adult content, and I don’t think it is,” Wheeler told Pakinomist Digital, adding that she uses it to show practice content, “family time” and behind-the-scenes moments during the WNBA season.
“I want to be one of those people to show the world that it’s not just about adult content.”
Wheeler, 34, said she has “absolutely not” received any negative feedback from fans for her decision to partner with the platform.
However, she has a message ready for any fan who questions the decision.
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“I would ask them, what are they doing in their personal lives?” Wheeler said when asked what she would say to a fan who would ask her how she could collaborate with a platform known for adult content.
“Like, who are you to ask me what I’m doing in my personal life? What I’m doing shouldn’t correspond to anything that another human being is doing. Half the time these fans are sitting around training, watching TV, doing nothing with themselves, probably making 50 to 60,000 a year. Why should I care about their opinions? It means nothing to me.”
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Erica Wheeler of the Seattle Storm reacts after beating the Las Vegas Aces at Climate Pledge Arena on September 16, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Wheeler has been on OnlyFans for four months and has posted 10 videos with 16 videos. She had collected only 20 likes in total at the time of publication. But she said she plans to release her “proudest video” in the coming week, which will be a cervical cancer awareness video.
She said she has “no goal” in mind in terms of subscribers or metrics, but is mostly hopeful about changing the platform’s reputation.
And along the way, she expects other WNBA players to join her on that mission.
“The announcements are coming soon, you’ll find out soon,” she said of other 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 after her three-pointer against the Los Angeles Sparks at Climate Pledge Arena on September 1, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Originally from Miami, Wheeler went undrafted out of Rutgers University and signed with the Atlanta Dream in 2015. After stints with the New York Liberty and Indiana Fever, she became the first undrafted player in WNBA history to be named the 2019 All-Star Game MVP.
After some health complications prevented her from playing in the 2020 season, Wheeler signed with the Los Angeles Sparks to be their new starting point guard. She returned to the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever before signing with the Seattle Storm in early 2025 and was most recently drafted by Vinyl BC for the 2026 Unrivaled season.
