Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson will lengthen her outstanding profession for not less than another WNBL season.
The 42-year-old has recovered from an achilles harm sustained in February and can swimsuit up once more for the Melbourne-based Southside Flyers when the brand new season begins on November 1.
“I’ve worked hard on rehab and feeling ready to get on court again, so I’m really excited about being out there with a great group of players and a fantastic club,” Jackson mentioned in an announcement.
Jackson mentioned the elevated concentrate on ladies’s sport in Australia – largely on the again of the Matildas’ soccer World Cup performances – had performed a task in her determination to return to the court docket.
“If me being part of the WNBL again inspires even one girl or woman to play, or to get involved in basketball, or to come along to see a game, I’ll be really happy,” she mentioned.
WNBL boss Christy Collier-Hill welcomed Jackson’s return.
“Lauren Jackson is quite simply the GOAT (greatest of all-time) and we are beyond excited to have her back,” Collier-Hill mentioned.
“It’s just incredible to think she won her first WNBL title 24 years ago.”
A four-time Olympian, Jackson is a four-time MVP and five-time championship winner within the WNBL.
She additionally made an enormous mark within the United States, the place she was a seven-time WNBA All-Star.
Jackson led Seattle Storm to 2 WNBA championships and was a three-time MVP on the planet’s greatest league.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
