# Sophie Cunningham turns WNBA fines joke into Rs 8.6 lakh charity gift 2026-08-14T20:39:23+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham raised $10,182 (about Rs 8.6 lakh) through a GoFundMe started as a joke about her WNBA fines, then donated the entire amount to Ronald McDonald House Charities. Cunningham, who tore her MCL in August 2025 ending her season, had earlier received multiple fines from the league for speaking about officiating. She first volunteered with the charity in 2015 while preparing for the McDonald's All-American Game, meeting a four-year-old boy with leukemia. The Times of India reports she told fans she would handle her own fines. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Indiana Fever, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Sophie Cunningham, WNBA Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sophie-cunningham-turns-wnba-fines-joke-into-rs-8-6-lakh-charity-gift/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sophie-cunningham-turns-wnba-fines-joke-into-rs-8-6-lakh-charity-gift/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.