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Cameron Brink swoons over WNBA legend's game-winner in Unrivaled opener

Rising WNBA star Cameron Brink couldn't get enough of her Lunar Owl teammates in their Unrivaled debut, praising Skylar Diggins-Smith's game-winner.
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Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink looks on before the women's college basketball game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink looks on before the women's college basketball game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. | IMAGO / Icon Sportswire

Unrivaled has officially arrived. The revolutionary 3x3 women's basketball league officially launched on Friday night at Wayfair Arena in Miami. In the inaugural game, league co-founders Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart faced off.

Stewart's Mist BC entered the final frame with a commanding lead over Collier's Lunar Owls, but a fourth quarter run from the Owls made it a nail-biter down the stretch.

When it was all said and done, WNBA legend Skylar Diggins-Smith nailed a three-point game-winner to seal the deal.

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After the bucket, Diggins-Smith pulled out a hilarious celebration and talked her talk.

During her postgame interview, Diggins-Smith shouted out "Hootie Hoo!" which will now became the unquestioned rallying cry for the Lunar Owls moving foward.

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Diggins-Smith's Lunar Owls teammate Cameron Brink, who will miss the inaugural season as she continues to recover from a torn ACL that prematurely ended her rookie season with the LA Sparks, couldn't get enough of Diggins-Smith's epic game-winner and reacted with a shoutout to "big momma" on social media.

Skylar Diggins-Smith, Lunar Owls, Unrivaled
Cameron Brink/Instagram

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Skylar Diggins-Smith, Lunar Owls, Unrivaled
Cameron Brink/Instagram

What a way to kick off the new league.

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While Brink will miss the inaugural Unrivaled season, she is looking forward to her return to the court in 2025 for the Sparks.

Cameron Brink, LA Sparks, WNBA
LA Sparks forward Cameron Brink arrives before the game against the Seattle Storm. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

During her rookie campaign, Brink averaged 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks, and 1.7 assists per game in 15 outings.

Despite not playing since June, Brink finished the season second in blocks per game, behind only WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson, who averaged 2.8 per game.

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