{"id":231047,"date":"2025-10-17T08:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/231047\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T08:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:01:07","slug":"kelsey-plum-rips-cathy-engelbert-cameron-brink-to-play-in-unrivaled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/231047\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsey Plum Rips Cathy Engelbert, Cameron Brink to Play in Unrivaled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4u\">On Sept. 30, Minnesota Lynx star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-kelsey-plum-rips-wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Napheesa Collier<\/a> challenged WNBA leadership \u2014\u00a0specifically, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert \u2014 in a direct exit-interview statement. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-kelsey-plum-rips-wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Sparks&#8217;<\/a> star forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-kelsey-plum-rips-wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dearica Hamby<\/a>, among other current WNBA players, have recently spoken out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-kelsey-plum-rips-wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in support of Collier <\/a>over recent weeks. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4x\">Now, in a Oct. 9 story by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/46538558\/wnba-players-relationship-commissioner-cathy-engelbert-cba-negotiations-wnba-finals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN&#8217;s Katie Barnes<\/a>, Sparks&#8217; star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-kelsey-plum-rips-wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kelsey Plum<\/a> spoke on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-kelsey-plum-rips-wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">her relationship with Engelbert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"50\">Furthermore, Sparks&#8217; star forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-cameron-brink-to-play-in-unrivaled-after-suffering-season-ending-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cameron Brink <\/a>will play for Unrivaled this winter,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Unrivaledwbb\/status\/1973055238832796044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">per a recent announcement<\/a>. Brink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-cameron-brink-to-play-in-unrivaled-after-suffering-season-ending-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rejoins Unrivaled in 2026<\/a>, just a year after initially joining last December, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-cameron-brink-to-play-in-unrivaled-after-suffering-season-ending-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">having to sit out<\/a> of the league&#8217;s inaugural season <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/wnba-star-cameron-brink-joins-145921182.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">due to injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"53\">Here\u2019s all the latest Sparks news and stories (click the headline for the full article):<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"59\">Sparks Tweets of the Day:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A look at the LA Sparks\u2019 new $150 million practice facility in El Segundo \u2014 set to open in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>It marks the largest investment in the history of women\u2019s sports for a single team.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3q1iDF7Io3\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/3q1iDF7Io3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eO71oEOB2b\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/eO71oEOB2b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenGeffner\/status\/1971019795278745703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From Monday \u2014 Sparks\u2019 Cameron Brink reacts to her season-ending nose injury suffered in LA\u2019s 2025 finale vs Aces:<\/p>\n<p>\u270d\ufe0f\ud83d\udd17: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kMyVURw2GR\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/kMyVURw2GR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJqL0gQmEj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EJqL0gQmEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenGeffner\/status\/1968126818449494509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kelsey Plum addresses Sparks fans after LA\u2019s season-ending loss:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re here to win. Playoffs are a standard, and moving forward \u2026 things are changing. [We] appreciate the support in the meantime \u2026 We\u2019ll be back.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AU3pe4EXNY\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/AU3pe4EXNY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenGeffner\/status\/1966362905110007877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Angel Reese to the Sparks?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd17 More on potential trade destinations for Chicago\u2019s star, following a recent report: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mLzmGUXSPu\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/mLzmGUXSPu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LA Sports Report (@LA_SportsReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LA_SportsReport\/status\/1965903159462908106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">For more news and notes on the Los Angeles Sparks, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Los Angeles Sparks on SI.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Sept. 30, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier challenged WNBA leadership \u2014\u00a0specifically, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert \u2014 in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-231047","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}