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Barry Bonds’ godfather is Hall of Famer Willie Mays, Patrick Mahomes’ is erstwhile Minnesota Twins reliever LaTroy Hawkins, and successful nan lawsuit of WNBA rookie Cameron Brink, nan newest personnel of nan Los Angeles Sparks has Dell Curry.
Brink, a 6-foot-4 guardant retired of Stanford, went 2nd wide successful Monday's WNBA Draft down erstwhile Iowa standout Caitlin Clark, who is headed to nan Indiana Fever.
But earlier strutting crossed nan shape successful a black-and-white asymmetric gown, Brink sewage immoderate last-second proposal from Dell's sons – Golden State Warriors fable Stephen and Charlotte Hornets defender Seth.
'Actually, I really FaceTimed Steph for illustration 5 minutes earlier nan show started,' Brink told reporters astatine nan Brooklyn Academy of Music amid Monday's festivities.
'He conscionable said to conscionable person nosy pinch it. I deliberation he tin conscionable stock truthful overmuch awesome proposal because evidently he's been done this, and he conscionable said to make worldly for illustration this nosy because it tin beryllium stressful. So to make it fun.'
Brink talks to nan media during nan 2024 WNBA Draft aft being picked 2nd by LA
Stephen (left) and Seth (right) Curry person some known Cameron Brink since childhood
Dell Curry and his now-ex-wife Sonya are pictured successful 2019 aft a crippled betwixt their sons
The families person known each different since earlier Brink and nan Curry brothers were moreover born.
Not only were her father, Greg, and Dell Curry teammates astatine Virginia Tech, but Brink's mother Michelle Bain was assemblage roommates pinch nan early Mrs. Sonya Curry. And though Sonya and Dell divided successful 2021, Cameron has remained adjacent pinch nan Curry brothers.
In fact, Michelle is truthful acquainted pinch nan Stephen, she reaches retired to him directly.
'He answered my mom's FaceTime call,' Brink said of nan 36-year-old Stephen.
Seth, 33, is simply a different story.
'I called Seth Curry, arsenic well,' Brink continued. 'He hung up instantly because that's Seth. But past he called backmost correct after.'
Cameron Brink hugs family members aft being drafted 2nd wide by nan LA Sparks
Cameron Brink looks connected during nan 2024 WNBA Draft betwixt her parents Greg and Michelle
As Brink sees it, nan sharp-shooting Curry brothers are 'both conscionable awesome sounding boards,' which is surely adjuvant arsenic nan erstwhile Stanford standout enters nan master ranks.
It's besides thief that some of her parents are successful nan industry, albeit connected nan sponsorship side. Both Michelle and Greg Brink are long-time Nike officials pinch hoops connections everyplace from Cameron's adopted location state, California, to nan Netherlands, wherever she spent a chunk of her childhood.
Cameron Brink hugs her mother Michelle aft being picked 2nd wide by LA
Despite this, Brink has forged her ain way pinch a rival sneaker company, New Balance, pinch whom she's already signed.
'New Balance came to maine with,' Brink explained to reporters earlier noticing Queens Chronicle newsman Lloyd Carroll was wearing a pair.
'I spot you're wearing New Balances, by nan way,' she noted. 'I emotion it.'
Having plugged New Balance, Brink moved forward.
'I'm conscionable truthful thankful for them because they person signed maine arsenic their first female hoops player, and they are conscionable a phenomenal marque done and through, what they guidelines for, really they support their athletes,' she continued. 'I genuinely cannot beryllium much excited, and I converted for sure.'
Brink's WNBA regular-season debut is slated for May 15, erstwhile nan Sparks big nan Atlanta Dream astatine nan Walter Pyramid astatine Long Beach State.
