Los Angeles Sparks star Cameron Brink knows that women aren't just capable of meeting expectations; they can defy them.
Brink will start her second season in the WNBA in May and has continued elevating her status as an athlete on and off the court. In the offseason, she joined the roster of Unrivaled athletes and will play in 2026 for the new 3x3 league. Brink also has a budding podcast, Straight 2 Cam, and has added more partnerships to her portfolio, including Optimum Nutrition.
Her partnership with ON includes a new campaign, "Pretty Damn Good," which celebrates the stories of female athletes and women's empowerment. Brink shared more about the partnership with For The Win as she prepares for the season and beyond. "I would say I am really lucky to be partnered with them in the first place," she told For The Win."They took a chance on me in college and worked with me through NIL. So, I'm just really thankful that they wanted to keep working with me through my professional career. I think the campaign I did with them was honestly just a really fun, refreshing way to show the media their support for women in sport ... We're more than just pretty damn good ... "Ahead of Brink's sophomore WNBA season, For the Win chatted with her about defying expectations as a woman in sports and all things basketball, including the current women's March Madness tournament and what she thinks about USC's Kiki Iriafen and UConn superstar Paige Bueckers.
This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
You have a campaign with Optimum Nutrition called “Pretty Damn Good.” What does that mean to you?
I think it means shattering expectations and ... just doing things for yourself ― blocking out the noise. Yeah, and just pursuing what you know you're capable of. So, I've been lucky enough to be raised by two really amazing people and a really strong mom.
And they both play basketball, so they definitely raised me knowing that I'm capable of whatever I wanna do. So, doing that campaign with them meant a lot to me.
Let's talk some hoops. Do you think Unrivaled shifted women's basketball?
