Sparks' Cameron Brink Receives Injury Advice From Lonzo Ball

“Checking in with her and her people today, she said she’s doing really well in rehab," Rowe said during the 2025 WNBA Draft broadcast. "Sources close to the Sparks have told me she is likely to return around June before the All-Star break."

Brink, joined by Chicago Bulls' guard Lonzo Ball on a recent episode of "Straight 2 Cam" with Sydel Curry-Lee, discussed her personal mindset during the recovery gauntlet — and received advice from Ball on his journey dealing with various leg injuries throughout his time in the NBA.

Looking at his respective situation from a broader perspective helped Ball stay grounded during his recovery process, he said.

"The progress is so minimal sometimes, and even sometimes it's regressive," Ball said. "It gets a little tough mentally.

"Just to know that there's a light at the end of the tunnel ... When you have a good plan and you can hit certain goals along the way, that will help a lot," he continued.

Brink and Ball spoke on both the positive and negative impacts of social media — and learning to often tune out what others have to say while recovering as well.

"I've stopped reading the comments," Brink said.

"Everybody's entitled to their opinion ... but a lot of people, I feel like, say things — especially in the media — that they don't really know too much about," Ball added. "I try not to let it affect me too much."