The Moment
Los Angeles Sparks star Cameron Brink just casually tossed a cultural grenade into the WNBA conversation: she says she’d consider posing for Playboy — but only if her fiancé signs off first.
In a new street-interview style video posted this week, Brink is asked if she’d follow fellow pro hooper Kysre Gondrezick, who posed for the magazine and was named a Playmate last year. Brink lights up, praises her friend for looking “absolutely beautiful,” and then adds, laughing, “We’ll see… maybe! If my fiancé approves.”
She also chats briefly about wedding planning and gushes that the best part is marrying “the love of my life,” tying the whole thing back to her relationship. The clip is short, but the reaction online is not — especially to that one word: “approves.”
The Take
I’m going to say the quiet part out loud: Cameron Brink doing something like Playboy is not shocking. The woman has already posed for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, built a fashion-forward Instagram, and landed major brand deals before finishing her rookie season. She’s part of a very modern WNBA where athletes are also lifestyle brands.
The interesting part isn’t Playboy — it’s the permission slip.
Some people will hear “if my fiancé approves” and think, “Aww, that’s respect. They’re a team.” Others hear it and go straight to, “Why does a grown woman need anyone’s approval about her own body and career?” Both reactions make sense, and that’s exactly why this little quote hits such a nerve.
To me, it sounds less like a damsel asking for permission and more like a woman who knows that a move this big isn’t just nude photos — it’s a PR earthquake for her, her partner, sponsors, and team. If your household is built on two public careers, yeah, you probably talk through the career choices that will live on the internet forever. That’s not anti-feminist; that’s just media literacy with a wedding registry.
Still, there’s a line here. “We’ll decide together” lands differently than “if he approves.” It’s the difference between asking your partner’s input on a risky investment and needing them to sign permission slips for every paycheck. One sounds like partnership; the other sounds like supervision.
And that’s the tension the WNBA keeps bumping into. These women are finally starting to get the money, marketing, and visibility their talent deserves — but those same forces drag in the old debates: how sexy is “too sexy,” who gets to decide, and why do male athletes rarely get grilled about this at all?
Picture an NBA player being asked if he’d do a risque photo spread and answering, “If my fiancée approves.” Everyone would either roast him, stan him, or both. We’re just not used to hearing top-tier athletes — especially women — talk openly about needing to run their brand moves past anyone.
So is Cameron’s comment a scandal? No. It’s more like watching someone balance on a tightrope between love, autonomy, and a very public paycheck. And she did it with a laugh, which tells me even she knows how loaded that one little sentence is.
Receipts
Confirmed:
- In a recently posted street-interview style video (Feb. 3, 2026), Cameron Brink says she would consider posing for Playboy, adding, “We’ll see… maybe!! If my fiancé approves,” while laughing.
- In the same clip, she praises her friend and fellow pro player Kysre Gondrezick for her Playboy appearance, saying she looked “absolutely beautiful.”
- Kysre Gondrezick, a professional basketball player, was announced as a Playboy Playmate (Miss June) in 2025 and is widely described as the first pro basketball player to hold that title, according to the magazine’s own announcement.
- Cameron Brink is engaged to Ben Felter, a former Stanford rower, as noted in team and personal profiles published since 2024.
- Brink has already modeled in non-nude form for major outlets, including a 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit rookie feature, cementing her crossover appeal beyond basketball.
Unverified / Not Yet Confirmed:
- Whether any formal talks between Brink and Playboy have taken place. There is no public confirmation of a deal or photoshoot — just her offhand comment that she’d consider it.
- Her fiancé’s actual stance on the idea. He has not publicly weighed in, and all we have is Brink’s playful remark.
- Whether Brink plans to clarify or walk back the “if my fiancé approves” framing in future interviews or social posts.
Sources: Original video interview with Cameron Brink discussing Playboy and her engagement, published Feb. 3, 2026. Official announcements and promotion from Playboy naming Kysre Gondrezick as Miss June 2025. WNBA and team bio materials on Cameron Brink and Kysre Gondrezick, accessed 2024. Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2024 rookie profile on Cameron Brink.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you’re not living on basketball TikTok, here’s the quick history lesson. Cameron Brink is a 6’4″ forward who starred at Stanford, won national honors, and was drafted near the top of the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She’s also famously connected to NBA royalty — she grew up close with the Curry family — and has leaned into fashion and modeling as her profile has grown. She got engaged in 2024 to Ben Felter, a former Stanford rower, and has already dipped a toe in glamorous shoots with major magazines and brands. Meanwhile, the WNBA as a whole is in a growth spurt: more TV, more fans, more money, and more players turning their off-court image into serious income. Kysre Gondrezick stepping into Playboy was one headline; Brink even hinting she’d consider it is another sign of where the culture is heading.
What’s Next
Right now, this is one quote in one video — not a contract. The next beat will likely be the reaction cycle: fans debating whether Playboy is empowering or outdated, and whether that “fiancé approves” line is sweet, cringey, or both.
Will Brink clarify what she meant on her own social channels or in a longer sit-down interview? Will her partner ever address it, or wisely stay far, far away from that conversation? Either way, the clip just added another layer to how people see her heading into her next WNBA season and into married life.
If she ever actually does a Playboy shoot, expect a much bigger wave of coverage and think pieces about how far WNBA stars should, or shouldn’t, lean into sex appeal. Until then, this is a preview of the new normal: elite women athletes navigating love, money, and image in real time, with every offhand laugh line instantly turned into a referendum.
So, where do you land — would you be here for a Cameron Brink Playboy era, or does the “if my fiancé approves” part make you uneasy?
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