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Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad just three months after again coming out of retirement.
The WNBA has evolved to an era where more and more post players are diversifying their game to be able to step out and shoot 3s, handle the basketball and not just play with their back-to-the-basket.
Breanna Stewart won the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the second time in her career Tuesday in a very close race.
For more than 20 seasons, Sue Bird was the face of the Seattle Storm and for two separate stretches she was joined by arguably the best players in the world at that time in Lauren Jackson and Breanna Stewart.
Lauren Jackson capped her storied international basketball career with another bronze medal and scored 30 points to lead Australia to a 95-65 win over Canada in the third-place game at the women’s World Cup.
Australian Lauren Jackson says nothing can top playing in what is likely her final international women's basketball competition in front of adoring fans at the World Cup Sydney.
Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in her debut for the United States, which beat Belgium 87-72 in its World Cup opener.
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