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The Los Angeles Sparks suffered a major blow this week when it was announced that rookie center Cameron Brink had suffered an ACL injury. The injury occurred early in the first quarter of the Sparks’ loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday when Brink collided with Brionna Jones going to the basket. Sparks head coach Curt Miller spoke at length about the injury for the first time prior to the team’s game against the New York Liberty on Thursday.
Miller mentioned that it’s not just Brink’s on court play that the team is going to miss. She’s been popular amongst her Sparks teammates so far.“Obviously a devastating circumstance with the injury. I think you heard some of the players immediately talk about Cam’s presence on the floor as one thing,” Miller said. “But she has a positive vibe and presence about her on a daily basis that brings joy and uplifts our team. Certainly something that we will miss.”
Cameron Brink was the No. 2 overall pick by the Sparks in the 2024 WNBA Draft and had been making an immediate impact before the injury. She was slotted in right away as the team’s starting center. While her offense was still a work in progress, her impact on the defensive end was among the best in the league.
“I thought she was off to a tremendous start. I think we all saw the impact she was having and can continue to have at the defensive end,” Miller said. “You look at some of the deep analytics on how she was protecting the rim, altering shots, blocking shots, affecting our defensive presence around the basket was just outstanding and comparable to a lot of people who eventually were Defensive Players of the Year in this league.”
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