Overview

• On Oct. 2, Cunningham posted a GoFundMe she initially framed as paying WNBA fines, later clarifying it was tongue-in-cheek.
• She reset the page to a $26,000 target after earlier exaggerated goals and pledged all proceeds to Ronald McDonald House Charities.
• The campaign drew several thousand dollars in small contributions, with some tallies topping 100 donors by Friday.
• Cunningham has been fined multiple times this season for public criticism of officials on social media and her podcast, plus her role in a scuffle with Connecticut’s Jacy Sheldon.
• The episode lands during a larger dispute over officiating and league leadership, with union VP Napheesa Collier publicly criticizing the WNBA and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert issuing a measured response.