Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink (22) yells in excitement Tuesday, May 28, 2024, during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Indiana Fever, 88-82. Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK

Sparks' Cameron Brink Challenges Controversial WNBA Rule

Originally posted on Los Angeles Sparks on SI
By Ben Geffner | Last updated May 28, 2025 2:58 PM ET

After a relentless recovery process that's spanned nearly a full calendar year — following a season-ending ACL injury in 2024 — Los Angeles Sparks' star forward Cameron Brink is finally expected to return to game action sometime this June, according to ESPN's Holly Rowe.

“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."

On a recent episode of Brink's podcast, "Straight 2 Cam" with Sydel Curry-Lee, she spoke out against a current WNBA rule in place — specifically regarding how each team is allowed a roster of no more than 12 players, according to the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement.

.@cameronbrink22 really wants the W to look into expanding rosters.

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— Straight to Cam (@straight2cam) May 26, 2025

"Personally, I think roster sizes need to be expanded before we add any more expansion teams," Brink said. "It's kind of crazy, 12 people for a roster ... it's insane."

"If you talk about the analytics going into the season ... the likelihood that you have a 100 percent healthy squad at the beginning of a season is very low," Sydel Curry-Lee, Brink's cohost, said.

"It just puts a lot of stress on everybody," Brink added. "Roster sizes really need to be increased."

The Sparks, among a plethora of other WNBA teams, are currently dealing with the consequences of a limited roster throughout the opening month of the 2025 season.

Both Rae Burrell and Brink are currently out with knee injuries, while star forward Rickea Jackson has missed three games due to a concussion suffered in Los Angeles' home opener against Minnesota on May 18.

Elevated roster sizes joins increased salaries, revenue sharing and salary caps as the primary issues being negotiated for the WNBA's new CBA agreement.

This article first appeared on Los Angeles Sparks on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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