a late-June scuffle<\/a> between the Indiana Fever and the Phoenix Mercury is inescapable. Even the White House posted a video featuring Cunningham\u2019s gesture.<\/p>\nBut don\u2019t expect the WNBA Players Association to get in on the action.<\/p>\n
The union\u2019s policy, as conveyed to The Athletic, is not to create any apparel that features a confrontation between members of the union. The WNBPA would also not grant an outside entity the right to use the likeness of that event. So the league will not be profiting off the moment, nor will any WNBA licensees.<\/p>\n
However, individual players can use their own likeness however they choose. Therefore, Cunningham is at liberty to produce shirts (or whatever paraphernalia) that depict her point, so long as they don\u2019t include the WNBA or WNBPA logo.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s happened before. In 2021, Kahleah Copper produced shirts of her staring down an opponent \u2014 who happened to be Cunningham! \u2014 during the WNBA Finals. That endeavor was independent of the union.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear if Cunningham will create any merchandise specifically featuring the point. On \u201cFIFA World Cup on Fox After Hours with James Corden,\u201d he asked her what she\u2019s thinking of doing next with it, and she said, \u201cI didn\u2019t even give that thought.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Cunningham certainly has promoted herself with it. And she has optimized her marketability since joining the Fever, launching a podcast and signing a multi-million-dollar deal with the startup league Project B among other projects.<\/p>\n
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Jul 21, 2026<\/p>\n
Connections: Sports Edition<\/p>\n
Spot the pattern. Connect the terms<\/p>\n
Find the hidden link between sports terms<\/p>\n
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