22-year-old Brink was also joined by her Sparks teammate, Rickea Jackson, with whom she threw the ceremonial pitch. 'For them to even want to bring us out, this means a lot,' Jackson said.
The WNBA rookie, who was drafted second overall by the LA Sparks, said she would love to grace the cover of the iconic magazine. 'I've always loved that. I think it's super empowering,' Brink said.
The No. 1 draft pick and Indiana struggled through their first five games and headed into the City of Stars after an 85-83 loss to the Seattle Storm on Wednesday.
Shohei Ohtani wasn't the only person in his family excited to meet Cameron Brink. His wife also wants an introduction to the Sparks rookie. Brink got to talk with Ohtani before she and teammate Rickea Jackson threw out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of Monday's Dodgers-Arizona Diamondbacks game at Dodger Stadium. She got some advice from the L.A. superstar. "He just said, 'Just do it, you’ll be fine,'" Brink said during a pregame interview that was shown live on the DodgerVision screen at the...