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Los Angeles Sparks star rookie Cameron Brink was carried out of Tuesday’s game against the Connecticut Sun after a non-contact injury.
Brink was the second overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft behind Caitlin Clark and joins Clark and Angel Reese as a trio of rookie superstars.
In 14 games, the 6-foot-4 forward is averaging 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
The injury occurred in the first quarter and happened away from the player Brink went to change directions, instead crumpling to the ground. She was favoring her knee while leaving the court and needed to be carried to the locker room.
Cam Brink is being carried off the floor after a hard fall💔#WNBA pic.twitter.com/U7P72OC2ZC
— Vanshay Murdock 🎥🎥 (@VanshayM) June 18, 2024
Cameron Brink Injury Is A Tough Blow For WNBA Superstar Rookie
Brink is also wildly famous off the court. She has 1.2 million followers on her Instagram account and is often outspoken about basketball and non-basketball issues.
“I will not rest until the W is even more iconic than it is now,” Brink said in an interview earlier this season. “I could go way deeper into this, but I would just say growing the fan base to support all types of players. I will acknowledge there’s a privilege for the younger white players of the league. That’s not always true, but there is a privilege that we have inherently, and the privilege of appearing feminine.
“Some of my teammates are more masculine. Some of my teammates go by they/them pronouns. I want to bring more acceptance to that and not just have people support us because of the way that we look. I know I can feed into that because I like to dress femininely, but that’s just me. I want everyone to be accepted — not just paid attention to because of how they look.”
Brink is a star on and off the court. So the injury is a tough hit for the WNBA, which currently has as much momentum as it ever has at any point during the league’s history.