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The basketball fraternity like the rest of the world is gladly celebrating Father’s Day. Eminent faces of the sport are extending their warmest and heartiest acknowledgments toward their respective fathers on this special occasion. Similarly, the 2nd WNBA overall draft pick in the class of 2024 Cameron Brink is making the most of this day to let her dad know what he means to her.

The 2024 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year took a trip down memory lane recently to celebrate her father’s accomplishments. To mark the felicitous nature of Father’s Day, the 22-year-old posted an old picture of her and dad together. The photo features Greg Brink holding a little Cameron in his hands while the former Stanford standout poses cutely in front of the camera. The story also recognizes Greg’s contributions to the life of the 6 ft 4 forward. “Happy Father’s Day. I love you so much my rock and my (world),” Brink wrote, via her Instagram Story.

Hailing from the same profession, Greg Brink was an alumnus of Virginia Tech University. The interesting thing about this was that he shared the court with Dell Curry who happens to be the father of the NBA duo of Steph and Seth Curry. Besides this, he served as the CEO of Nike North America for three years. Further, he was also the VP of Supply Chain, APLA of Nike before announcing his retirement.

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In the meantime, Cameron Brink and Co. have a tough task at hand in their attempt to get their campaign back on track.

Cameron Brink and the Sparks face an uphill task

After two consecutive losses against the Lynx and the Storm, LA will now take a trip to The Gateway Center Arena to take on a confident Atlanta. However, the hosts are also coming into the contest on the back of a two-game losing streak. Still, ESPN favors them by 68.2% to win the upcoming fixture.

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As for Cameron Brink, her offensive struggles continue to hold some concerns for the franchise. Her previous encounter resulted in a scoreless affair. Moreover, the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award winner is averaging 5.5 points and 5.83 rebounds in the month of June.

Surely, Brink and the rest of the Sparks need to elevate their gameplay a little. The result against the Atlanta Dream will decide the momentum for the overall squad. Will there be a reversal of fortunes for them at The Gateway Center Arena? Only time will tell.

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