As Cameron Brink, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, approaches one full calendar year on the sideline due to a torn ACL and meniscus in her left knee, it’s still unclear when she’ll be back on the court for the Los Angeles Sparks.
First-year Sparks coach Lynne Roberts spoke to reporters after practice on Tuesday and said that no date has been set for Brink’s return. Roberts added that while Brink has progressed to on-court work, she is still doing non-contact drills.
Brink herself addressed the situation on an episode of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, which first aired Tuesday night, where she revealed that she tore her meniscus as well as her ACL.
“It’s all surgically repaired now,” Brink said. “So, I’m good. It’s just going to take me a couple months to be back.”
Brink was injured on June 18, 2024, during the Sparks’ loss to the Connecticut Sun. Early in the game, she tried to drive to the basket against Brionna Jones. As she took a slight bump from the veteran, her left knee buckled and she collapsed to the ground. She had to be carried off the court and has not played since.
“You never think it will happen to you,” Brink wrote on Instagram at the time. “And despite all the…
