WNBA Star Cameron Brink Says She’s ‘Icked Out’ By Ad For Men To Practice With L.A. Sparks: ‘I Hope They Are All Gay!’

Baila Eve ZismanMarch 19, 2025, 2:36 pmNews >

On Monday’s episode of Cameron Brink‘s podcast Straight to Cam, the Sparks forward shared that she was “really picked out by the potential new practice players.”

On March 9, the Sparks X account advertised tryouts for male practice players, asking fans, “Do you have what it takes?” The flyer featured Brink and her teammates Kelsey Palm, Rick Jackson and Dearica Hamby.

WNBA and NCAA women’s basketball teams regularly practice against male players – a custom Brink did not take issue with – but Brink was displeased with the gym’s open call for tryouts, noting the responses the flyer had received and expressing concern about the type of players that were attracted to the ad.

She declared, “All the comments are just completely out of pocket.”

Though Brink kept her tone light and casual, she made it clear that her feelings on the matter were legitimate causes for concern.

Brink recalled the overwhelming sexist response to the flyers: “All the comments are like, ‘Let Cameron Brink back me down,’ or something about Rickea or something about Kelsey… And now I’m just like, ‘First of all, we need to heavily vet these men. Preferably they’re gay. … Who are we trusting coming into this gym?'”

She added, “Lynne [Roberts], our new coach, is gonna be screaming at me for not rebounding. I’m like, ‘I’m not boxing out anyone.'”

The link on the Sparks account’s flyer now leads to a page that reads, “Sorry, this form is not open to new submissions. Thank you for your interest in our Practice Player Tryouts at the Los Angeles Sparks. Due to the overwhelming number of applicants we have received, we will not be processing any more applications. We appreciate your time and interest in our organization.”