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Cameron Brink shared that she\u2019s become \u201cicked out\u201d about the potential male practice players that the Sparks are welcoming in for tryouts next month.<\/p>\n
The WNBA star was discussing the topic during the \u201cStraight to Cam\u201d podcast she hosts with content creator Sydel Curry-Lee when she revealed her discomfort with the idea after seeing a social media post by the Sparks elicited uncomfortable responses from over-enthusiastic men.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess my confession is I\u2019m really icked out by the potential new practice players,\u201d Brink told Curry-Lee in a clip posted to social media. \u201cIt\u2019s basically just a flyer, it\u2019s like me, Dearica [Hamby], Rickea [Jackson], and Kelsey [Plum], and it\u2019s like, \u2018Male practice players wanted.\u2019 And usually we use USC college guys that also do it for the women\u2019s team at USC. And all the comments are like, \u2018Let Cameron Brink back me down,\u2019 or something about Rickea or something about Kelsey.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow I\u2019m like, we need to heavily vet these men, preferably they\u2019re gay. \u2026 Who are we trusting to come into this gym.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curry-Lee also commented that whoever is brought in \u201cthey need to go through heavy HR training.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brink also expressed although she may have been joking \u2014 that it could impact her physicality in practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not boxing anyone out,\u201d Brink said. \u201cLynne [Roberts], our new coach, is gonna be screaming at me for not rebounding. But I\u2019m not boxing out anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The practice of using male players has been a long-running one for women\u2019s college basketball teams and one that the defending WNBA champion Liberty has utilized for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We’re looking for male practice players for the 2025 season. Do you have what it takes? Join us for tryouts: \ud83d\udcc5 Saturday, April 12 \u23f0 10-12 PM \ud83d\udccd El Camino College Register & fill out the waiver today: https:\/\/t.co\/pZwGxFj9IZ pic.twitter.com\/Is794FF0PA\u2014 Los Angeles Sparks (@LASparks) March 9, 2025<\/p>\n
The Liberty had also used social media posts to spread the word when they were looking for male practice players.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Liberty\u2019s basketball operations coordinator told The Post in a feature last year about the fit that practice players need to have to be evaluated for the job.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to fit positional needs, but also physical needs, as far as height and strength,\u201d Parker said. \u201cBut the most important piece is making sure they\u2019re gonna be a good fit and do what we need them to do and not use this to try and get a contract with a team or get an in with the players or have any ulterior motives.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sparks tryout is scheduled to take place on April 12 at El Camino College.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brink is entering her second season in the WNBA after being taken No. 2 overall in last year\u2019s draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She quickly showed promise in the league, averaging 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per night, before she suffered a torn ACL in June just 15 games into the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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