The small American basketball striker Cameron Brink (C) looks, the court at the court at the NBA basketball match between the Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs at Accor Arena – Palais Omnisports de Paris -Bercy – In Paris on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Julien de Rosa / AFP)
New York – Cameron Brink can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
She has been released for 13 months after tearing the ACL in her left knee in a match in Connecticut in June of last season.
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Now she has been allowed to play again and is impatient to return to the field with her teammates from Los Angeles Sparks.
“I feel good. I am super grateful that the Sparks let me take my time and I feel really good when I came back,” Brink told a few journalists after the shot on Saturday. “I am delighted to be there with my teammates.”
Brink has worked to play in a game. Once the Sparks finished their pre-match shot, Brink went to the Barclays Center training court and started another 20-minute training.
“I have devoted a lot of work. “I worked my (behind), so I certainly see the light at the end of the tunnel for sure.”
Coach Lynne Roberts said that Brink would not play against Liberty on Saturday evening, but expects the 6 -foot striker 4 inch to be forward. Three of their next four games are at home after Saturday.
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“It is difficult to come in mid-season, then you add the mental aspect that each athlete has trouble going out for so long,” said Roberts.
Brink has known the team as much as it could in the past year and also found ways to be busy during the long rehabilitation process, start a podcast and obtain its Stanford diploma.
“It’s really difficult, to wake up every day and watch your team from the touch of the touch. I love applaud my teammates, but there is a time when I want to be there too,” said Brink. “So, I’m really happy to be at that time and just grateful for everyone along the way.”
Brink said it was difficult during the long recovery period. She knows it will take time to come back where she was before she was injured. Before injuring yourself, Brink, the overall choice n ° 2 of the WNBA 2024 draft, was on average 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks.
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“It’s a little scary for sure., I will really try to be patient with myself because I am certainly not where I was last year,” she said. “It’s always a work in progress, but yes, just grateful for fans. Really excited to be able to go there and do what I like.”
