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Lauren Elizabeth Jackson AO (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian professional basketball player. Arguably the most notable Australian women's basketball player, Jackson has had a decorated career with the Australia women's national basketball team (the Opals) and has had multiple stints in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between ...
Mar 18, 2024 · Lauren Jackson has two sons, Harry and Lennon. (Getty Images: Mark Kolbe) Lauren Jackson was forced into retirement by knee injuries, came back six years later and suffered another potentially ...
4 days ago · One wouldn't blame Lauren Jackson if she carried herself with some level of entitlement. She was officially announced in the Australian Opals team for Paris 2024, which will be her fifth Olympic Games and 12 years since her last; and, for someone so credentialed, the aura around her was extremely humbled and deferential.. When reminded of her age, she respectfully, sarcastically bit back: "I ...
Sep 24, 2022 · Lauren Jackson, a hero of Australian women’s basketball and a three-time W.N.B.A. most valuable player, has rejoined her national team after injuries knocked her out of the sport in 2014.
Sep 22, 2022 · SYDNEY (Australia) - Lauren Jackson has racked up another career milestone after the legend became only the third player in FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup history to net 600 points in the competition.
Feb 11, 2024 · Australian great Lauren Jackson will not be going to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.. The 42-year-old announced her retirement from international basketball after the Opals beat Germany 85-52 in Belem to secure a quota spot at the Games in France. “I’m done,” Jackson said in a post-match interview. “I love Brazil, Brazil has been very good to me.
3 days ago · Lauren Jackson will finally get to go to her fifth Olympics after being named in the Australia basketball squad for the Paris Games on Sunday, 27 years after she got her first call-up to the Opals ...
Jul 3, 2024 · July 3, 2024 — 11.30am. Normal text size. Larger text size. Very large text size. Lauren Jackson is blocking the doorway. She doesn’t mean to, but the champion’s considerable frame has been ...
Oct 1, 2022 · Published 6:39 AM PDT, October 1, 2022. SYDNEY (AP) — Lauren Jackson admitted she couldn’t have imagined a better ending to her Hall of Fame career. Jackson willed Australia to a win in the bronze medal game at basketball’s World Cup, scoring 30 points to lead the Opals to a 95-65 win over Canada on Saturday.
4 days ago · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad on Sunday just four months after again coming out of retirement. The Opals, Boomers and the 3x3 teams were announced by Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team in Paris, Anna Meares in ...
