From UGA and the Atlanta Hawks to New York Liberty: Meet Super Fan, and Founder of Laces Sports, Kamini Manivannan

From the hardwood of the WNBA to the deafening roar of SEC Saturdays, Kamini Manivannan doesn’t just watch sports—she lives them. Loudly. Proudly. And with a passion that feels like oxygen.

Kamini is one of the most electric multi-team superfans you’ll ever encounter, repping the New York Liberty, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Georgia Bulldogs with zero hesitation and maximum heart. It’s bold. It’s chaotic. It’s authentic. And it’s exactly what makes her fandom so powerful.

But Kamini isn’t just a fan—she’s a creator, storyteller, and community builder who understands that sports culture is about more than wins and losses. It’s about belonging.

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Kamini spent the first 28 years of her life immersed in a city where sports pride runs deep. With proud Indian heritage, her household grew up breathing cricket—one of the biggest sports in the world. While her family casually followed icons like Michael Jordan, it was Kamini and her brother who truly pulled their parents headfirst into American sports fandom.

Now there’s no such thing as a family holiday without a Hawks game or a Falcons game on the itinerary. Her parents are all in—and that might be one of her greatest fandom wins.

Kamini’s love for Georgia sports runs deep, especially the University of Georgia, where she went to college and fell hard for the pageantry, intensity, and pure chaos of SEC sports. UGA sits firmly at the top of her heart, with the Hawks close behind—a ranking she states with confidence and zero apologies.

Now living in New York City, Kamini has taken it upon herself to educate the Northeast on what it really means to be an SEC fan. The passion. The traditions. The obsession. It’s different—and she makes sure people know it.

 

Her introduction to the WNBA came through the New York Liberty, and it left a lasting impression.

“You just don’t see fandom like that. It was insane.”

From Liberty playoff runs to Trae Young heat-checks, to standing by the Falcons through heartbreak (because that’s real love), Kamini embodies fandom in its rawest, most joyful form.

That same passion is what led Kamini to found Laces Sports, a platform built to change the game.

“Laces is a fantasy football—and sports in general—platform designed for women and people who are interested in learning about the basics of sports. This has really been missing in the market.”

Laces Sports is reimagining fantasy sports from the ground up, creating a more inclusive, welcoming space where everyone can learn, play, and thrive. It simplifies gameplay, teaches users as they go, and rewards them along the way—all with Lacey, your personal coach, guiding the experience.

Kamini Manivannan represents the future of sports culture: bold, inclusive, joyful, and deeply rooted in community. Her energy doesn’t just fill arenas—it lifts them. She proves that fandom can be loud and loving, personal and powerful, tradition-rich and forward-thinking all at once.

Whether she’s chanting in Athens, cheering in Brooklyn, or building something bigger through Laces Sports, Kamini reminds us why we fell in love with sports in the first place.

Because fandom isn’t just something you follow.
It’s something you build.

 

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