The WNBA 2024 has just started and brought a lot of viewership due to the three great talents- Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink. The media and fans are applauding the powerhouses. But Brink who is also considered a top-tier player feels otherwise. Especially after she had one of the most humbling experiences of her life. 

Brink was present in a podcast named Podcast P with Paul George. And she revealed the most recent experience that gave her a sign that she is still a rookie in the fast-paced league. Let’s look at what this was.

Cameron Brink speaks her mind

On the podcast, Brink dived to lengths on how if it wasn’t for a basketball scholarship her mother Michelle Bain-Brink bagged at Virginia Tech, it would be hard for her to be where she is. In the same breath, she extended her appreciation for the basketball veterans. “I just hope like the vets know and I’ve been really like vocal about this but I hope… they know that it’s so much respect from my end. Like Tina Charles just handed me my a** yesterday… And I’m like great. Tina thank you. So I learned a lot. And she was really kind to em the whole game. And she was like it’s okay baby. Thanks Tina, thanks Tina,” Brink stated.

Further, Brink was asked about her huge fan base and a reflective, balanced Brink gave her take on the same. Listening to her brought another level of joy to the fans. “It’s just such a crazy shift and I’m not gonna lie. I’m like what’s better late than never. Like it’s a great shift. But also like I’m not crying like… I think our draft class is special. There’s so many draft class before us. And just as talented. So I think it’s just like a you know change of the times…”

Brink, Reese and Clark are somewhat spearheading the WNBA revolution. They are NCAA stars who have brought their fans from the college basketball leagues onto the big stage. It was because of them that the NCAA had a record average viewership of 18.7 million. While Clark was drafted as the no. 1 pick by the Indiana Fever, Brink was drafted at the second spot by the Los Angeles Sparks and Reese went at the seventh place to the Chicago Sky.

Brink had a humbling experience when they played their regular season opener against the Atlanta Dream. Brink could only pot 11 points with 4 assists and 2 rebounds and was guarded well by the Dream star Tina Charles. Therefore, she instantly got a dose of the toughest women’s basketball league. And it’s good that Brink acknowledged her weaknesses since she would be trying to improve upon them in the coming games. And it’s not only Brink but Clark too, who has had her share of humbling experiences.

Caitlin Clark admits to difficulties much like Cameron Brink

Clark pointed out that the league had too much physicality which also meant that she was stopped by the opponents multiple times without any fouls. Another important point that Clark made was that the game was too fast-paced and was considerably different from what happens in the NCAA. 

“The biggest challenge for me…obviously, first of all, physicality but second of all being competitive, but also understanding this is a young group…young team, I’m young. It’s gonna be a learning process, not everything is gonna be perfect,” Clark stated in a press conference.

Hopefully, Brink will conquer her shortcomings just like Clark is trying to do, and perhaps the rookies will shine on the big stage.