41-year-old Lauren Jackson has been named on the roster for the World Cup, almost nine years after chronic injury forced her to retire from basketball rpjward
Lauren Jackson has declared she is ready to have an impact off the bench when she returns to the Australian Opals at next month’s FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney - the same city where she made her Olympic debut more than two decades ago.Jackson said she was overcome with emotion when Australian coach Sandy Brondello called her with the news.
“I, obviously, got through the camp in New York which was great. I feel pretty good. I have started training again since we have been back,” Jackson said.“I think I will probably be an impact player off the bench. I think what I can do, what I can offer the girls, coming off the bench, is going to be good. I feel pretty confident in that.
Madgen, one of three team leaders, said Jackson was “feisty and competitive and fierce” and elevated the players, coming at a time when the Opals have undergone cultural change after the Cambage drama.