USA Today via Reuters

Cameron Brink brought the heat to the frozen Canada tonight. The Los Angeles Sparks rookie not only turned the tides in LA’s favor when they really needed it but also became the leader when the vets were benched. But she exuded confidence from the very first step she took on the Rogers Place’s basketball court in Edmonton. While she gave a good performance for her team, she also ensured that the Canadian fans got their money’s worth in an 84-79 win for LA. Consequently, her Godmother and Stephen Curry’s mother Sonya could not help but squirt out a laugh.

Stanford’s Cameron Brink, whom the Angelino team drafted as the second overall pick, brought her moves to the basketball court. During the team introductions, the 2x National Defensive Player of the Year showed off her dancing skills too. Sonya Curry showed her reaction to her Instagram followers on watching her Goddaughter’s special entrance. In the reel she shared with her followers, she said, “Letsssssssss gooooooo!🙏🏼👏”

Even though her first game as a pro was in another country, Brink truly brought out her inner Cardinal and continued soaring throughout the game. Tonight, Cameron Brink joined her veteran teammates Lexie Brown, Dearica Hamby, Kia Nurse, and Layshia Clarendon in starting the game. Let us look at what her performance was like alongside her rookie teammate Jackson.

Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson bring the California heat to Edmonton

Brink brought her complete package to tonight’s game against veteran Seattle opponents like Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith who gave the rookies a warning. Giving her fans many moments of pure joy, she grabbed 11 points and 3 rebounds in 22 minutes of play. As a result, even Standford’s official social pages cheered for her, saying “Just Cameron doing Cameron things.” The official Instagram account of LA Sparks also gave their flowers to the lottery pick. They captioned their post, “Bringing our win back to LA! 💜”

 

Other than Cameron Brink, the former Lady Vol Rickea Jackson too displayed her intense domination on the floor. Giving a hard time to her opponents on the Storm roster, she collected 10 points and 4 boards for her new team in 20 minutes of play. While most of the time the two rookies played without each other on the court, they did give the fans a handful of moments as a pair.

The pace of tonight’s game was on such an acceleration that it even made Diggins-Smith sweat. The Seattle legend who has just returned from her maternity leave to play for the team commented on the game saying that it was definitely a high-intensity game. Especially because of the young players in the Sparks who increased the pace and made long runs on the floor.

Certainly, it was a sneak into the past as the college stars took the fans back to the competitiveness of the NCAA. It will be interesting to see how these young ladies continue to translate their energy for the professional league as well.