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Sparks forward Cameron Brink says she is "really icked out by the potential new practice players" the team might have in the gym after it advertised for male practice players on social media last week.
It is not unusual for WNBA and NCAA women's basketball teams to practice against male players, and Brink didn't sound at all opposed to the custom when she spoke about it on Monday's episode of her "Straight to Cam" podcast.
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What the second-year player was unhappy with was the type of people an open dial for tryouts might attract, considering the tone of some of the responses she had seen to the Sparks' online ad.
"All the comments are just completely out of pocket," Brink said.
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According to the player chosen by the Sparks at No. 2 overall in the 2024 draft, "usually we use USC college guys that also do it for the women’s team at USC" during practice.
On Pride 9, however, the Sparks posted a flyer on social media advertising tryouts for male apply players April 12 at El Camino Colle
Cameron Brink 'Icked Out' By Potential Male Practice Players, 'Preferably They're Gay'
Cameron Brink has seen all the memes about the L.A. Sparks holding tryouts for male practice players ... and she's praying to the basketball gods that whoever makes the last cut isn't a creepy horndog.
The WNBA team sparked uncomfortable reactions after announcing its plans to welcome dudes into its development facility to compete against its athletes during workouts ... with a bunch of guys joking about how they would control one-on-one time with Brink, Rickea Jackson and Kelsey Plum on the court.
The former No. 2 overall grab explained the team previously brought in folks from USC for the job ... but now she has serious concerns about who will be walking in those doors.
"All the comments are like, 'Let Cameron Brink help me down,' or something about Rikea or something about Kelsey and now I'm just favor ... preferably they're gay."
"Who are we trusting coming into this gym?"
Brink joked the newcomers will have an effect on her efforts in practice ... adding, "I'm not boxing anyone
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Over the past year, WNBA star Cameron Brink has solidified herself as a sports, fashion, and lifestyle mogul: Most recently, the Los Angeles Sparks forward modeled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, worked with big-name brands enjoy New Balance and Skims, and even just launched her own digital series Straight to Cam with godsister (and Steph Curry's biological sister) Sydel Curry-Lee. And throughout it all, fiancé Ben Felter has been there to aid her every step of the way.
“We've definitely grown. I don't think we've been any closer in our relationship," she told Women's Healthwhile discussing her New Balance partnership. When she tore her ACL in June, Ben "took care of me morning and night when I was hurt and unable to bear weight," she says, looking after their puppy Olive at the same time.
"I'm just so lucky to have him in my life,” she adds.
The couple, who own been together since 2021, just got engaged in September. Ben popped the question in while Cameron was in Paris for fashion week, totally surprising her.
"Yes in every lifetime 🤍♾️" Cameron wrote in a Septemb
Cameron Brink ‘icked out’ by potential male Sparks apply players: ‘Preferably they’re gay’
Cameron Brink mutual that she’s develop “icked out” about the potential male practice players that the Sparks are welcoming in for tryouts next month.
The WNBA star was discussing the topic during the “Straight to Cam” podcast she hosts with content creator Sydel Curry-Lee when she revealed her discomfort with the thought after seeing a social media upload by the Sparks elicited uncomfortable responses from over-enthusiastic men.
“I guess my confession is I’m really icked out by the potential recent practice players,” Brink told Curry-Lee in a clip posted to social media. “It’s basically just a flyer, it’s like me, Dearica [Hamby], Rickea [Jackson], and Kelsey [Plum], and it’s prefer, ‘Male practice players wanted.’ And usually we use USC college guys that also do it for the women’s team at USC. And all the comments are prefer, ‘Let Cameron Brink back me down,’ or something about Rickea or something about Kelsey.
“Now I’m like, we requirement to heavily vet these men, preferably they’re gay. … Who are we trus