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WNBA star Natasha Cloud earned herself a massive payday on Friday night as she won the Skills Challenge.
Cloud held off the Seattle Storm’s Erica Wheeler in the final round to claim victory at the All-Star event.
And the New York Liberty star will earn a total of $57,575 for her efforts in a massive boost to her 2025 earnings.
Specifically, Cloud will earn $2,575 from the WNBA for winning the contest, while she’ll be paid a handsome $55,000 from the league’s partnership with Aflac.
Cloud’s base salary for this season is $200,000, meaning she will increase her earnings this year by nearly 29 percent.
Prior to winning the contest, Cloud mentioned how her Liberty teammate and girlfriend Izzy Harrison told her she needed to win the contest so they could put a down payment on a house.
Natasha Cloud earned herself a huge payday by winning the Skills Challenge on Friday
She embraced teammate Sabrina Ionescu after winning the competition. Ionescu then won the three-point contest
Cloud is seen attempting a three-pointer during the Skills Challenge on Friday night
‘You’re gonna get that house,’ she said.
After her win, Cloud gleefully picked up Harrison as the pair celebrated the triumph.
Sabrina Ionescu also earned a total of $62,575 from the league and Aflac for winning the three-point contest.
Cloud’s win comes after she took aim at ICE agents and Donald Trump by telling them: ‘New Yorkers really don’t f*** around.’
Cloud threw her support behind socialist Zohran Mamdani before his victory in New York City’s Democratic primary last month.
And when she was asked about Mamdani’s win over Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates – and Trump’s recent comments about arresting and deporting Mamdani – Cloud had some strong words for the president.
She called Trump ‘Donny’ and suggested there could be consequences if ICE agents were to descend on New York.
She told reporters ‘If Donny wants to come down here, if ICE wants to try and come down here, that’s fine.
Cloud’s teammate and girlfriend, Izzy Harrison, was there to support her during the event
Liberty star Cloud has previously taken aim at President Trump following and ICE
‘But [they’re] going to learn the hard way… New Yorkers really don’t f*** around. They don’t play about one another. The don’t play about this city.
Cloud also said the US military’s bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran was ‘grounds for impeachment’, and later bragged about getting on Trump supporters’ nerves.
‘Yall I made the Trumpers mad again. This like an every week [occurrence] now…..not I’m getting to y’all’
Cloud was not selected for the All-Star Game on Saturday but she’s nonetheless having a productive season for the defending champion Liberty.
She’s averaging 9.9 points, 6.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 20 games thus far.
