Playing her first game after a 13-month recovery from a left ACL injury, Brink scores five points in 14 minutes in an 89-74 loss. A’ja Wilson has 34 points and 10 rebounds in a dominant showing for Las Vegas.
Cameron Brink’s highly anticipated return was spoiled by A’ja Wilson’s dominant effort, as the Sparks’ five-game winning streak came to an end with an 89-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena.
The Sparks cut the margin to 77-63 on Rae Burrell’s layup with 4:38 left, but they never got within single digits in the second half in a game the Aces led wire to wire.
The Sparks fell behind 23-7 with 3:03 left in the first quarter as Wilson scored a quick 17 points (8-of-8 shooting) to pace her squad before Brink even took the court.
Playing her first game in 13 months after recovering from a left ACL injury that required surgery, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft entered the game to cheers with 2:39 left in the first quarter and the Sparks trailing 26-9.
The 6-foot-4 forward, playing her first game since June 18, 2024, drained her first shot, a 3-point attempt. She finished the night shooting 1 for 3 from the field. She also made both of free throws while playing 14 minutes, finishing with five points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal, one blocked shot and a turnover.
“I’m just happy to be back,” Brink said before the game. “It’s been a long road so I’m just going to try to have fun.”
When she wasn’t in the game, Brink cheered from the bench, rising to urge in shots while the Sparks played catchup most of the night.
