Los Angeles Sparks ahead Cameron Brink stated she was revolted by the response she had seen on-line to a name by the staff for male gamers to check out for the observe squad.
Final week the Sparks put out an invitation on social media for male gamers to observe with their WNBA roster. Brink didn’t oppose enjoying in opposition to males in observe however was dismayed by the tone of lots of the responses to the put up, which featured her and teammates Dearica Hamby, Rickea Jackson and Kelsey Plum. Brink will mannequin for the Sports activities Illustrated swimsuit problem in Could.
“My confession is I’m actually icked out by the potential new observe gamers,” Brink stated on her Straight to Cam podcast. “Often we use [University of Southern California] school guys that additionally [practice with] the ladies’s staff at USC.”
Brink added that the responses to the Sparks’ social media put up made he uncertain about the kind of individuals it had attracted.
“All of the feedback are like, ‘Let Cameron Brink again me down,’ or one thing about Rickea or one thing about Kelsey,” she stated. “Who’re we trusting coming into this health club?”
The Sparks didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. It’s pretty widespread for prime ladies’s groups to observe with male gamers.
Brink gained an NCAA championship with Stanford earlier than being chosen by the Sparks with the second decide of the 2024 WNBA draft. The 6ft 4in defensive powerhouse stated she wouldn’t give her full effort in opposition to male gamers who’re chosen within the tryouts.
“I’m not boxing anybody out,” she stated. “Lynne [Roberts], our new coach, goes to be screaming at me for not rebounding however I’m not boxing out anybody.”
The Sparks tackle growth staff the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco when the twenty ninth WNBA season ideas off on 16 Could.
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