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Murray Wenzel

EXPLAINED: Opal jackson to play wnbl after world cup | Vintage Vibes

Lauren Jackson has declared her basketball comeback complete after the 41-year-old committed to play for the WNBL's Southside Flyers following this year's World Cup.

The three-time WNBA MVP and Hall of Famer thought her career was over when a chronic knee injury forced her to retire during the 2016 WNBL season with Canberra.

But the mother and four-time Olympian has enjoyed an incredible resurgence, forcing her way into Australia's World Cup squad after announcing a shock return and then dominating in the second-tier NBL1 with her native Albury-Wodonga.

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