Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink will be evaluated Wednesday after she was helped off the court with a left knee injury Tuesday at Connecticut.
Brink, the No. 2 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft out of Stanford, appeared to slip while driving to the basket at Mohegan Sun Arena in the first quarter.
Brink, 22, got up slowly and hobbled to the sideline, then was carried to the locker room by two staff members.
Brink played under four minutes and committed one foul before getting hurt. She was later ruled out for the game, which the Sparks lost 79-70.
Sparks coach Curt Miller didn’t have an update on Brink, saying only that she would be evaluated Wednesday.
A 6-foot-4 forward, Brink has started every game this season for the Sparks and entered Tuesday averaging 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. Her blocks average is tied for second most in the WNBA with Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson.
Miller, who coached the Sun from 2016 to 2022, noted that with the exception of 2019, he had lost a starter to injury every season he has…
