Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink exited Tuesday evening’s sport with what seemed to be a scary knee damage in opposition to the Connecticut Sun.
Brink drove to the basket within the first quarter earlier than she slipped and tweaked her knee. She was helped off of the court docket and hobbled towards the locker room earlier than she was helped once more.
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“Cam has a knee damage and shall be evaluated tomorrow,” Sparks head coach Curt Miller mentioned after the sport.
Brink solely performed 4 minutes. Los Angeles fell to Connecticut 79-70.
The Stanford standout was the No. 2 decide of the 2024 WNBA Draft. She got here into the sport averaging 8.1 factors, 5.7 rebounds and a pair of.5 blocks. She was tied with Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson for second-most blocks within the league.
Brink was additionally named to the 3×3 U.S. Olympic crew for Paris.
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“Except for the 2019 season, I’ve misplaced a starter to damage each single 12 months I’ve been a head coach on this league,” Miller mentioned. “You simply should have the mentality of subsequent individual up and rally round it.”
Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller reacts through the second quarter Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on June 11, 2024 in Seattle. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Los Angeles is 4-11 on the season.
Aari McDonald led the Sparks with 14 factors and 7 assists within the loss.
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Each Sun starter was in double figures in scoring. DeWanna Bonner had 16 factors and 7 rebounds within the win.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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