{"id":453795,"date":"2026-02-07T04:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T04:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/453795\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T04:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T04:18:08","slug":"why-cameron-brink-is-wearing-a-facemask-during-unrivaled-3-on-3-with-paige-bueckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/453795\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Cameron Brink is wearing a facemask during Unrivaled 3-on-3 with Paige Bueckers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Cameron Brink is wearing a facemask during Unrivaled 3-on-3 with Paige Bueckers<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cameron Brink is known for her stylish looks.<\/p>\n

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Her latest, though, is all practical.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> star in the WNBA plays for the Breeze in the 3-on-3 Unrivaled league. There, she’s a teammate of Paige Bueckers.<\/p>\n

And on the floor in Unrivaled right now, Brink has a clear mask on her face, reminding of former Detroit Pistons star Rip Hamilton in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Why is Cameron Brink wearing a mask?<\/p>\n

Cameron Brink is wearing a mask to protect against injury.<\/p>\n

She broke her nose in the final game of the 2025 WNBA season.<\/p>\n

She has been wearing the mask to prevent against further injury.<\/p>\n

Brink hurt it more in an Unrivaled game in January, so she’s just trying to cope with the injury.<\/p>\n

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The mask doesn’t appear to be hampering her play style. She’s still attacking the basket and defending in the paint.<\/p>\n

Masks have been known to be a hindrance to certain players, who want to get rid of them as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Brink certainly would like to keep her nose in place, too, so it’s a tradeoff.<\/p>\n

We’ll have to see how long she wears it and if she still has it when the Sparks begin their new season.<\/p>\n

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