Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. has made plenty of headlines for his scoring ability on the court, but this week he went viral for his blunt take on the business of OnlyFans. Appearing on streamer PlaqueBoyMax’s Twitch Q&A, Porter reacted to influencer Sophie Rain’s jaw-dropping revelation that she grossed over $82 million through the platform in the past yearand the NBA player didn’t hold back.
“I mean, to me it’s kind of lame that dudes is giving her 50 M’s bro. And it be dudes who probably got wives and kids and they’re over there in their little room being weird like. To me that’s wild.”
“But I mean, like, I don’t judge anybody, but like, that’s wild to me. Like, she’s made, I seen something, she made 80-something M’s in the past year or two. Like, that’s crazy.”
“And the thing about that, bro, is these girls on OnlyFans, they’re not even the ones typing, going back and forth with these dudes. They’re probably talking to some dude in the Philippines who’s running her account. So like, y’all wasting y’all’s bread doing that.”
Rain, one of the biggest names on OnlyFans, revealed earlier this summer that she’s brought in nearly $83 million from subscriptions, tips, and content sales. Her numbers place her among the highest-earning creators in the world, raking in what would amount to more than $26,000 every hour. She even claimed she made nearly as LeBron James.
For Porter, who has played in the NBA since 2018 and seen the league’s top stars cash nine-figure contracts, the figure was still mind-boggling. What bothered him more, however, wasn’t Rain herself but the men funding her success. Porter admitted he only learned about the behind-the-scenes operations of creator accounts through a video about agencies that manage profiles for top influencers.
Still, his disbelief was genuine.
Rain, for her part, has leaned into the buzz. She told YouTuber David Dobrik earlier this month that she set her next target at $100 million in career earnings, confident that her fanbase will keep growing. If her current pace continues, she could reach that number within a year.
Porter’s comments have struck a nerve online. Some fans praised him for calling out what he sees as misplaced priorities, especially from men spending thousands while neglecting real-life responsibilities. Others pushed back, arguing that Rain’s earnings simply prove the demand for her content and the power of online entrepreneurship.
The debate touches on a larger cultural shift: the way athletes, influencers, and digital platforms intersect in a new attention economy. NBA stars like Porter Jr. regularly sign deals worth tens or even hundreds of millions, but even they are stunned when a content creator rivals or surpasses those numbers.
At the heart of Porter’s reaction was disbelief not so much at Rain’s hustle, but at the men funding it. Whether fans see his words as criticism or tough love, his viral remarks highlight just how surreal the business of online fandom has become.
