The Los Angeles Sparks entered the star-studded 2024 WNBA Draft with the No. 2 pick.
Minutes after the Indiana Fever selected Iowa guard Caitlin Clark to begin the draft, the Sparks came away with Stanford forward Cameron Brink, a 2021 national champion and winner of the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award for the top center in women’s college basketball.
Brink was a stat sheet stuffer in her senior year for the Cardinal, averaging 17.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3.7 blocks per game.
She also had one very notable Bay Area supporter during her college career in Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who has been a Brink fan since the very beginning — literally.
Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink is lifelong friends with Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, and the two remain ardent supporters of each other.
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Curry’s mother, Sonya Curry, is best friends with Brink’s mother, Michelle Bain-Brink, having been college roommates at Virginia Tech. Sonya Curry is Brink’s godmother. Brink’s father, Greg, was a basketball teammate of Curry’s father, Dell, at Virginia Tech. As a result, Curry has known Brink since she was born, and the two refer to one another as “godsiblings.”
The two remain close and are public supporters of each other.
“My God-Sister. [Cameron Brink]. What’s up Champ??? Forever a legend,” he wrote in an Instagram post congratulating Stanford on its national championship at the end of her freshman season. She had 10 points, six rebounds and three blocks in the win over Arizona on April 4, 2021.
Brink returned the favor after the Warriors took home the 2022 NBA championship by beating the Boston Celtics, and Curry earned MVP honors.
Sonya Curry attended the WNBA draft in Brooklyn on April 15, while Steph Curry shared his support from home.
Brink got her first taste of WNBA action in an 84-79 preseason win for the Sparks against the Seattle Storm on Sunday. She played a team-high 22 minutes, scoring 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting with three rebounds and two blocks. The Sparks have one more preseason game, at the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, before the regular-season opener at home against the Atlanta Dream on May 15.
Fans probably won’t have to wait long before Curry makes an appearance at Crypto.com Arena to support his godsister. One big question for the NBA superstar, however: Will he root for Brink and the Sparks over the Bay Area WNBA expansion team that will join the league for the 2025 season?
