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Cameron Brink Shares ACL Injury Update: ’On the Road to Recovery’

The Los Angeles Sparks WNBA rookie is sitting out for the rest of the season.

Ananya Panchal

Cameron Brink
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WNBA rookie Cameron Brink, who landed with the Los Angeles Sparks as the overall No. 2 pick at this year’s history-making draft, is sharing an update on her ACL injury. The 22-year-old athlete took to Instagram to notify her 1.3 million fans that she is doing O.K. and on the road to recovery. She snapped a selfie while in a hospital bed with a hair net and mask on, and included an adorable, vulnerable video of her post-surgery on some sort of anesthesia medicine.

“I’ve been sleeping. I’ve just been chilling. I woke up and I’m so chill,” the Stanford University alumna said in the clip. “I’m in another dimension just chilling. You could sit me here all day and I’m just relaxing. I’m loopy.”

Someone off-camera asked Brink what she was excited to watch on TV that night. “Love Island,” she responded without hesitation—a respectable and totally understandable answer.

“Chillin on the road to recovery 🤍🦵🏻thank you all for the well wishes:) I’m feeling extremely encouraged, supported & ready to make small strides everyday. #delayednotdenied,” the New Jersey native captioned the July 17 carousel.

“☠️ chilllen. Get well soon, you’re in the best of hands 🤲🏼,” retired soccer pro and SI Swimsuit legend Megan Rapinoe commented.

“😍😍superwoman,” Okikiola Iriafen wrote.

“She’s big chillin I love u pumpkin,” Mia Mastrov added.

“Sending you healing vibes,” Sasha Colby wished.

“This is so cute 🥹 so many well wishes for recovery! You got this! 👏🏼,” Dia Miller exclaimed.

“My girl just vibing excited for love island- she’s just a girl like us 🥹😭❤️,” Taylor Mooney chimed.

Brink announced last month that she would be sitting out the rest of the season due to her injured ACL. We wish the athlete, who has been making waves in the sport and fashion scenes, a speedy recovery!

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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