Basketball great Lauren Jackson praises Tess Madgen's leadership after the Opals captain announces her retirement from the sport after a successful Olympic campaign.
Opals captain Tess Madgen announces her retirement from basketball after leading Australia to a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics Opals captain Tess Madgen announces her retirement from basketball after leading Australia to a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics Tess Madgen made her Opals debut in 2011, and represented her country for well over a decade before completing her career with bronze in Paris.
"It is with a heavy heart, happy knees and a content brain that I would like to announce my retirement from basketball. I am not overstating when I say this game has given me EVERYTHING," Madgen said in a social media post. "I really appreciated her leadership style and she made me feel really comfortable and welcome into the group and was someone I absolutely trusted."
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