The Los Angeles Sparks selected Cameron Brink with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, and it feels like the 24-year-old star hasn’t been able to catch a break in the two years since.
Brink’s rookie year was cut short after 14 games when she suffered a season-ending ACL tear on June 18, 2024, which cut her 2025 season short. Brink returned on July 29, 2025, and was limited to 19 games.
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Fully healthy, Brink figured to take a huge leap in her third WNBA season. But she was hit with another unfair setback toward the end of the Sparks’ 78-58 loss to the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup on Tuesday.
“Cameron Brink started limping toward the bench before taking a seat on the floor before she got there,” ESPN’s Kendra Andrews reported from the game. “Her teammates are now helping her up over to a seat. Not quite sure what happened. She stood in the corner for a bit and is now walking off of the court under her own power.”
After the game, Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts said, “She’s getting evaluated right now.”
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There was no further update until Sparks beat reporter John W. Davis relayed that Brink has been ruled out with a left ankle injury for the team’s matchup with the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday.
Let’s hope that it’s a short-lived stint on the injury report.
Brink has averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and 1.1 assists through 14 games for the 7-7 Sparks.
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