Neither coach Shane nor his daughter Shyla have lined up for Sydney since mid-January,with the latter’s three-game absence put down to “personal reasons”.
After retiring in pain six years ago,Australia’s greatest basketballer is back on the court at 41. And fans are flocking to see the legend one last time.
Basketball Australia is investigating after WNBL most valuable player Anneli Maley called out a group of “drunk men” for allegedly verbally abusing her in Townsville.
Richmond superstar Monique Conti said putting her basketball ambitions on hold to focus on AFLW was a “really tough decision”,but she has no regrets with the Tigers about to embark on their maiden finals campaign.
Age may have wearied Lauren Jackson but her jump shot is forever and she proved this in her farewell Opals game on Saturday,leading the side to a World Cup bronze medal.
At 41,there is more to the return of Australia’s greatest basketball player than meets the eye.
Lauren Jackson is just a few weeks from taking her place in Australia’s team at the FIBA World Cup in Sydney later this month. But her comeback has had some injury scares - including one that Jackson feared would send her back into retirement.
More than 68 WNBL games will be live-streamed around Australia on 9Now and a weekly game will be shown live on ESPN as part of the league’s two-year broadcast deal with Nine and ESPN.
Lauren Jackson isn’t just coming back to play in the FIBA women’s World Cup in Sydney,she has signed with the WNBL’s Southside Flyers for the upcoming season.
Jenni Screen hates to miss an opportunity,so the former Opal turned mum has baby daughter Edith alongside her as she coaches at an NBA camp this week.
Andrew Gaze will officially become a Basketball Australia legend next month while Dyson Daniels has been invited to attend the NBA Draft in person.