Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink said she was revolted by the response she had seen online to a call by the team for male players to try out for the practice squad.

When the Los Angeles Sparks put out a public call for male practice players, the response from social media has struck a nerve with Cameron Brink. A number of the replies made Brink feel uncomfortable about the idea of bringing in male strangers to practice.

Sports fans keep learning new things about the WNBA as it rises in popularity, and last week a social media post from the Los Angeles Sparks went viral calling for men to try out for the team’s practice squad.