Australia will head to Paris with dreams of stunning the USA and winning gold. But with world basketball growing ever-stronger,the Opals and Boomers will be tested like never before.
The Opals scored another big win over one of the benchmarks of world basketball and stand-in coach Cheryl Chambers senses something special is building ahead of Paris 2024.
A super-fit Lauren Jackson continues to wow her Opals teammates and coaches including teenage teammate Izzy Borlase who could be joining Jackson in Paris.
Lauren Jackson is almost certain to make her fifth Olympic Games after officially emerging from a brief retirement to be named in an extended 26-woman Opals squad for Paris.
Australia’s greatest basketballer,a single mum,is asking for practical and financial support to travel with her young sons as she considers reversing her recent decision to retire.
Opals coach Sandy Brondello has not ruled out Lauren Jackson re-emerging from retirement and making the trip to Paris,after emerging stars Jade Melbourne and Isobel Borlase made their mark in the final game of Australia’s Olympic qualifying tournament,
Opals legend Lauren Jackson has confirmed she will not feature at Paris 2024 after Australia qualified for the Games with an 85-52 thumping of Germany.
Lauren Jackson remains on target for a fifth Olympic Games,but it was teammates Ezi Magbegor and Bec Allen who led the Opals to a rugged win in their opening game of their Paris qualifying tournament.
Cayla George got a shock late call-up for the deciding game of her team’s championship series. She put in one of her best performances ever. Next stop? The White House.
A new video has emerged of the violent altercation which led to fallen Opals star Liz Cambage leaving the Australian Opals on the eve of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Liz Cambage says she’s planning to revive her basketball career by playing for the Nigerian national team. The bid comes two years after an incident with that same team in her last outing for Australia.