Cameron Brink spoke openly about her routines, recovery and locker room life as she settles into the Los Angeles Sparks, according to interviews and profiles across outlets.
Brink, the No. 2 overall pick who joined the Sparks after a decorated Stanford career, tore her ACL during her rookie season and has worked through rehabilitation, as detailed on her Wikipedia page and in team reports.
She told Bustle she prepares by taking long pregame naps, doing guided breath work and eating a large meal several hours before tipoff, and she described a meditative makeup routine before home games.
Brink also discussed music and locker room atmosphere, saying she enjoys rap, Kendrick Lamar, house EDM and Charli XCX, and that teammate Rae Burrell often supplies the locker room playlist, as reported by Bustle.
On other fronts Brink praised former Stanford teammate Lauren Betts for speaking publicly about mental health, calling Betts vulnerable and applauding her piece for The Players' Tribune, as Brink told the California Post.
Brink commented on a major league trade, saying she was "happy for her" about Angel Reese after the Chicago Sky moved Reese to the Atlanta Dream, remarks carried in coverage of the transaction.
Team Context And Sparks Transactions
The Sparks figure in multiple offseason developments that will shape Brink's next season. The team applied a franchise tag to guard Kelsey Plum and retains Cameron Brink as a young frontcourt piece, as reported by The Associated Press.
The Sparks also gained a returning veteran when Nneka Ogwumike indicated she will rejoin Los Angeles, posting a video about the move and having her agent confirm the intent, The Associated Press reported.
AP coverage noted Ogwumike spent her first 12 professional seasons in Los Angeles after being the No. 1 draft pick, won a league MVP and a championship with the franchise, and averaged 18.3 points and 7.0 rebounds in her most recent season with Seattle.
The AP also reported Ogwumike led union negotiations as president and helped secure a CBA that drastically increased average salaries, and that this offseason saw an unusually large share of free agents available leaguewide.
