Wnba Star Cameron Brink reacts the sparks asks for the male practice team
Cameron Brink does not like the opportunity to practice with male athletes.
Last week, the Sparks of Los Angeles instructed through a Social media postsMale athletes to fill in a renunciation and register for evidence of the practice team.
Brink said he was “out” WNBA The call of franchise for men’s practice players.
“I guess my confession is that I am really expressed by potential new practice players,” said Brink.
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Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks heats up before the match against the axes of Las Vegas on June 9, 2024, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (Juan Ocampo/Nbae via Getty Images)
He therefore indicated some of the provocative comments that he saw in the middle of the reaction to the published flyer, which presented a photo of hers and some of his teammates.
“Basically it’s just a flyer, it’s like me, Dearica (Hambly), Rickea (Jackson) and Kelsey (plum), and it is like” men’s practice players wanted “. And usually we use the guys from the Usca College who do it also for the women’s team of the Uss. Brink said during a recent edition of”Straight to cam“Podcast.
Brink then expressed his preference for male athletes if practical dynamics change in the near future.
“Now they are like, we have to heavily vetify these men, preferably they are gay … who we trust to enter this gym,” he said.
The Podcast Sydel Curry-Lee co-conductor has also float a suggestion by saying that potential arrival athletes “must go through a strong training of human resources”.
Cameron Brink of Los Angeles Sparks looks during the game against the sky on May 30, 2024, at the Chicago Wintrust Arena. (Jeff Haynes/Nbae via Getty Images)
The sparks in the end closed the window of the application of the practice team due to the “overwhelming” question.
“Thanks for your interest in the tests of our players to the tests in Los Angeles. Declaration published to the Recording Website Read on Tuesday.
While Brink recognized that he had made the comments by joke, he also indicated the differences in the physicality that the practice of males could present.
“I’m not flooding anyone,” he said. “Lynne (Roberts), our new coach, will scream me so as not to bounce. But I’m not insulting anyone.”
Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks leads to the basket during the match against the axes on May 18, 2024, at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. (David Becker/Nbae via Getty Images)
Many women’s college basketball teams have used men’s practice players. At the Wnba level, the New York Liberty has sought male athletes via media partner. The team said that men’s practice players undergo assessments to determine if they are a “good fit” and to exclude any “further reasons”.
“We try to satisfy positional needs, but also physical needs, as regards height and strength”, a spokesperson for freedom He told the New York Post Last June. “But the most important piece is to make sure they will find themselves well and they will do what we need to do and do not use it to try to get a contract with a team or get an in with players or have further reasons.”
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The Sparks said that the team always works to encourage an environment respectful for its athletes and underlined the emphasis that places on the security of the players.
“To clarify, as always for our tests of the test team, no Sparty player will participate or will be present,” said the team in a note. “The use of men’s practice players is a well -consolidated practice both in WNBA basketball and in women’s college, and the Sparks have used this approach since the beginning of the League in 1997.
“In addition, all the players selected for the practice team will undergo a process of checking the previous in -depth to ensure the safety and well -being of our athletes.”
Brink was the second overall choice in last year’s Wnba draft. He underwent an ACL -end ACL injury in June. He scored on average 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in 15 games during his beginner season.
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