PHOENIX—Los Angeles Sparks ahead Cameron Brink is benefiting from her sophomore season within the WNBA.
Though the Sparks’ had been eradicated from playoff rivalry for the fifth 12 months in a row following the Storm’s win over the Valkyries, Brink has each motive to be pleased with her midseason comeback.
Since their final playoff look in 2020, the Sparks have been in rebuild mode. In 2024, they chose Brink No. 2 total from Stanford, and guard Rickea Jackson No. 4 out of Tennessee.
Though she tore her ACL and meniscus throughout her rookie season, she shared a number of optimistic classes she’s realized in her second 12 months, together with steering from veteran gamers like Dearica Hamby, Azura Stevens, and Kelsey Plum.
Infamous for her dominant defensive presence and offensive versatility, Brink is a longtime two-way participant since her days at Stanford, the place she realized beneficial classes from Corridor of Fame coach Tara Vanderveer.
Keep tuned for an unique interview I did with @LASparks ahead Cameron Brink tomorrow for @Ballislife! I had the chance to try this within the pregame final night time! 🏀 #WNBA pic.twitter.com/GGa3sK7yk0
— Aya Abdeen (@ayabdeen) September 11, 2025
Thought-about the way forward for ladies’s basketball, Brink turned the primary feminine basketball participant to signal with New Stability, and her player-exclusive emblem made its debut in August.
In July, Brink made her return after 13 months of restoration, taking the court docket at Cyrpto.com Enviornment and giving Sparks followers a glimpse of the long run. Regardless of lacking the playoffs, the Sparks fought exhausting and confirmed promise publish WNBA All-Star break. With a core group of gamers, the crew has a lot to be enthusiastic about for the long run.
Brink spoke with Ballislife about her takeaways from her second season with the Sparks and her partnership with New Stability.
Ballislife: While you suffered your ACL and meniscus harm in your rookie season final 12 months, what classes did you study, and who did you depend on?
Brink: “The largest lesson was simply main every day with gratitude, and particularly now that I’m again to basketball, simply being grateful to have the ability to play once more. And I actually leaned on my trainers, Chelsea Ortega, Karissa (Scherer), of our employees. So I’m simply actually fortunate to have a terrific village round me.”
Ballislife: In your second season, you performed restricted minutes whereas the Sparks had been combating for a playoff spot. What have been your greatest takeaways thus far?
Brink: “I’m simply attempting to play my function one of the best I can, be a terrific teammate, carry power once I can off the bench. And this crew’s simply actually enjoyable to be part of. I really like our teaching employees. Our group has been actually affected person with me all through this course of, so I’ve been having a good time.”
Ballislife: Getting the chance to study from Lynne Roberts and particularly your teammates, what stands out to you essentially the most?
Brink: “She thinks the sport so properly. And I really like the best way she approaches the sport. She’s a extremely nice, optimistic coach. Good human inside and outside. The remainder of our coaches are superb. So been actually grateful to study from a few of their greatest.”
Cameron Brink’s newest New Stability PE options of photograph of herself on the tongue 😮💨😮💨 @cameronbrink22 pic.twitter.com/ysqQe6Tftc
— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever) August 8, 2025
Ballislife: Having made the transition from Stanford to the WNBA, particularly now after two seasons, what recommendation do you’ve for future faculty gamers?
Brink: “It’s been truthfully, a dream. It’s each basketball participant’s dream to be a professional participant. So I don’t take it evenly, I attempt to method each day with an assault mindset and get higher. And my recommendation would simply be to take pleasure in it. Life’s quick. Careers are quick, so don’t take any of it without any consideration.”
Ballislife: You turned the primary ladies’s basketball athlete to signal a take care of New Stability. How cool is it to have a partnership with them?
Brink: “I imply, it’s superb. They took an opportunity on me, and I’ve been with them for some time now, and so they’re an incredible model, and the individuals who lead that model are simply actually nice folks. So I’m actually grateful to be aligned with them, and hopefully for years to return, I’ll be partnered with them.”
Regardless of a 13-8 report publish All-Star break, the Los Angeles Sparks have been eradicated from playoff rivalry.
