Cameron Brink does not like the possibility of practicing alongside male athletes.
Last week, Los Angeles Sparks ordered, via an article on social networks, male athletes to fulfill a derogation and register for training team trials.
Brink said that she had been “Ickue” by the call of the WNBA franchise to male practice players.
“I guess my confession is that I am really Icked by the new potential players of practice,” said Brink.
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Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks warmed before the match against Las Vegas Aces on June 9, 2024, in Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (Juan Ocampo / NBAE via Getty Images)
She then underlined some of the provocative comments that she saw in the middle of the reaction to the displayed leaflet, which presented a photo of her and some of her teammates.
“It’s fundamentally just a leaflet, it’s like me, [Hamby]Rickea [Jackson] and Kelsey [Plum]And it’s like, “male players wanted.” And generally, we use guys from the USC college who also do it for the USC women’s team. And all the comments are like: “Cameron Brink go back to me”, or something about Rickea or something on Kelsey, “said Brink during a recent edition of the Podcast” Straight to Cam “.
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Brink then expressed his preference for male athletes if the practice dynamics change in the near future.
“Now, I am like, we must strongly examine these men, preferably they are gay. … Who do we trust to enter this gymnasium,” she said.
The co-host of the Podcast Sydel Curry-Lee also launched a suggestion by saying that incoming potential athletes “must go through a strong HR training”.
Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks watched during the match against the sky on May 30, 2024, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (Jeff Haynes / NBAE via Getty Images)
The Sparks finally closed the application window of the practice team due to the “overwhelming” demand.
“Thank you for your interest in our practice of practice players at the Los Angeles Sparks. Due to the overwhelming number of candidates we have received, we will no longer deal with requests. We appreciate your time and interest with our organization”, a declaration published on the registration website read on Tuesday.
While Brink admitted that she had made the comments joking, she also underlined the differences in physicity that the practice of men could present.
“I don’t box anyone,” she said. “Lynne [Roberts]Our new coach, will shout me so as not to bounce back. But I don’t box anyone. “”
Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks Drives in the basket during the match against the Aces on May 18, 2024, in Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. (David Becker / NBAE via Getty Images)
Many women’s university basketball teams have used male practice players. At the WNBA level, the New York Liberty looked for male athletes via Socia Media. The team said that male players in the practice undergo evaluations to determine if they are a “good adjustment” and to exclude “Ultiges”.
“We are trying to meet position needs, but also physical needs, with regard to size and strength,” said a liberty spokesman for the New York Post last June. “But the most important piece is to make sure they will be well suited and do what we need to do and not use it to try to get a contract with a team or get a game with players or have subsequent patterns.”
The Sparks said that the team was still trying to promote an environment respectful for its athletes and highlighted the emphasis it is putting in place on the safety of players.
“To clarify, as always for our training team tests, no Sparks player will participate or be present,” the team said in a statement. “The use of male practice players is a well-established practice in WNBA and female university basketball, and sparks have used this approach since the creation of the League in 1997.
“In addition, all the players selected for the training team will have a process of verifying in-depth history to ensure the safety and well-being of our athletes.”
Brink was the second overall choice of WNBA draft last year. She suffered an LCA injury at the end of the season in June. She collected an average of 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in 15 games during her recruit season.
