Cameron Brink is not fond of the opportunity to practice in addition to male athletes.
Last week the Los Angeles Sparks instructed, via a Social Media PostMale athletes to complete an exemption and to register for Try -Outs of practice team.
Brink said she was “pronounced” The Wnba Franchise’s call for male exercise players.
“I think my confession is that I am really excluded by the potential new practitioners,” said Brink.
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Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks warms up for the match against the Las Vegas Aces on 9 June 2024 in Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty images)
She then pointed to a part of the provocative comments she saw in the midst of the reaction to the posted kite, with a photo of her and some of her teammates.
“It’s really just a kite, it is like me, Dearica (hamby), Rickea (Jackson) and Kelsey (plum), and it is like:” Male practitioners wanted “. And usually we use USC College boys who also do it for the ladies team at USC. Brink said Brink said during a recent edition of the” “Directly to cam“Podcast.
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Brink then expressed her preference for male athletes if the practical dynamics change in the near future.
“Now I am so much, we have to check these men heavily, preferably they are gay. … Who we trust to come to this gym,” she said.
Podcast Co-host Sydel Curry-Lee also suggested by saying that the potential incoming athletes “should go through heavy HR training”.
Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks looks up during the match against heaven on 30 May 2024 in the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty images)
The Sparks finally closed the Squad application star of the practice team because of the “overwhelming” question.
“Thank you for your interest in our attempt by the practical player at De Los Angeles Sparks. Because of the overwhelming number of applicants we have received, we will no longer process applications. We appreciate your time and interest at our organization,” one Posted Read to the registration website from Tuesday.
Although Brink acknowledged that she made the comments as a joke, she also pointed to the differences in physicality that could present about men.
“I am no one out of boxing,” she said. “Lynne (Roberts), our new coach, is going to shout at me because I don’t go back. But I don’t get out of anyone.”
Cameron Brink van de Los Angeles Sparks drives to the basket during the match against the ACES on May 18, 2024, in Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. (David Becker/NBAE via Getty images)
Many basketball teams for women’s college have used male exercise players. At the WNBA level, the New York Liberty Male Athletes searched through Socia Media. The team said that male exercise players are undergoing evaluations to determine whether they are a “good fit” and to exclude “ulterior motives”.
“We try to meet positional needs, but also physical needs, in terms of length and strength,” a spokesperson for Liberty told the New York Post Last June. “But the most important piece is to ensure that they fit well and do what we need to do and do not use this to try to get a contract with a team or to come in with the players or have extra motives.”
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The Sparks said that the team always works to promote a respectful environment for its athletes and be on the emphasis that it puts on the safety of players.
“To clarify, as always for our try -outs of our practice teams, no Sparks players will participate or be present,” the team said in a statement. “The use of male exercise players is an established practice in both the WNBA and the Women’s College Basketball, and the Sparks have used this approach since the start of the competition in 1997.
“Moreover, all selected players for the practice team will undergo a thorough background control process to guarantee the safety and well -being of our athletes.”
Brink was the second overall choice in last year’s WNBA design. She suffered a seasonal ACL injury in June. She on average 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds for 15 games during her Rookie season.
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