Cameron Brink: The Knee Is New But The Smoke Is Vintage!
Killa Cameron Brink Back on Her Bully!!
We got a resurrection in Los Angeles on Tuesday!
Cameron Brink stepped back onto a WNBA court Tuesday night after a nail biting 406 days. Brink’s ACL fully rehabbed, vibes fully restored and immediately reminded us all that she’s her own damn highlight reel.
Brink checked into the game during the first quarter, and a total of 13 minutes vs. Las Vegas. Brink gave the fans exactly what they’ve been missing in Los Angeles. In her limited time she hit a deep 3, a block, a steal, an assist, three boards, and more defensive tension than a Lululemon legging.
Sparks lost by 15 to the Aces and absolutely nobody cares.
Brink is back.
Brink Checks In, Sparks Get Life
Cam entered late in the first quarter at Crypto.com Arena. Russell Westbrook was courtside. DeMar DeRozan too. Also probably a few confused tourists who thought they were at a crypto seminar.
Brink grabs an offensive board like she never left. Then she drops a sweet dime to Rickea Jackson who finished her assist with a beautiful euro step. Then she steps back, hits a three, and the crowd levitates.
Whole place gets louder than a Warriors parade in the Tenderloin.
“If I didn’t know a play, they had my back,” Brink said postgame. “I really missed it… just competing, working my butt off. That’s my favorite part of basketball. It was really fun to be out there with my teammates and feed off the crowd.”
This is what the Sparks needed. Not just a body.
A presence.
Brink’s coach, Lynne Roberts was ecstatic. Roberts already sounded like someone who just got WiFi back after being stuck a year in the woods:
“She was more comfortable out there than I anticipated her to be. It’s a hard injury to come back from mentally and physically, and she’s done it with a smile on her face.”
That’s the Brink Effect™ — energy, leadership, length, and vibes.
Even Kelsey Plum was impressed, which isn’t easy.
“I told her after the game, ‘It’s very impressive to come in and make the impact that you did.’ She’s gonna help us a ton, especially defensively… She’s a competitor, and I love that.”
What She Did Before the ACL Would Make Wemby Blush
Let’s not pretend Cam was a mystery before the injury. Brink showed flashes of “I’m-going-to-change-the-WNBA” energy in her rookie season.
Brink in her rookie seson led the league in blocked shots for most of beginning of the season, averaging 2.3 blocks per game.
In just 15 games.
That’s 35 blocks, more than 90% of the league, in half the time.
ACL tore on June 18, 2024 in Connecticut. Lights went out. No more rim protection. No more silky pick-and-pops. No more smart weakside rotations.
But she didn’t disappear. She rehabbed. She grinded. She waited.
“She loves basketball,” Roberts said. “She’s finally getting a chance to be out there with her teammates she’s been watching for 13 months. That’s her happy place.”
Now she’s back, smiling mid-screen, sprinting back on D, being 6’4” in all the best ways.
“I know I’m ready,” Brink said. “Because when I’m playing, I’m smiling.”
Give her a few more weeks, she’ll be logging 25 a night and giving people trust issues in the paint again.
Sparks Lose to Aces. Brink Wins the Night.
Yes, the Sparks took the L. A’ja Wilson dropped 34 like it was a layup line. Jackie Young casually recorded a triple-double and didn’t even untuck her jersey. It was a beatdown.
But again, irrelevant. This was the Cameron Brink Show — pilot episode, season two.
The Sparks sit at 11–15. Two games out of the playoffs. Not ideal.
But now? They’ve got a real shot at a defensive identity.
Brink doesn’t need to put up 20. She just needs to take up space, block shots, and do weird gangly things that make opponents think twice before entering the paint.
Pair that with Azurá Stevens and Dearica Hamby? That’s a frontcourt you can’t bully.
Rickea Jackson’s cooking. Kelsey Plum looks locked in.
Add Brink back into the stew and the Sparks just went from “scrappy” to “dangerous in a playoff series if you blink.”
“I’m tougher than I thought,” Brink said. “You’re always stronger than you think.”
Talk your talk, Cam.
