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Epic scenes as Aussie legend shines in farewell - CtrlF.XYZ

Epic scenes as Aussie legend shines in farewell

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Australian hoops fable Lauren Jackson has wrapped up her planetary vocation connected her ain presumption with the Opals defeating Canada 95-65 successful the bronze-medal lucifer astatine the FIBA Women's World Cup.

Jackson's enactment to play astatine the World Cup completes 1 of the top comebacks successful Australian sport aft the 41-year-old returned to the tribunal with her hometown Albury Wodonga Bandits successful the country's second-tier NBL1 East contention successful April.

Ahead of the third-place World Cup game, Jackson confirmed successful a societal media station that the lucifer would beryllium her past for the Opals.

"It conscionable dawned connected maine that this volition beryllium my past crippled ever successful the greenish and gold, and however fortunate I americium to person had this accidental to correspond Australia and besides accidental goodbye," she wrote.

"I didn't get that accidental each those years ago.

"I'm truthful arrogant of our Opals girls and careless of the effect this has been the astir unthinkable travel of my hoops life."

Jackson was robbed of a accidental to bid farewell to the planetary hoops scene 7 years agone erstwhile chronic genu injuries forced her to discontinue conscionable earlier the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Going retired connected top, the centre led Australia to its archetypal planetary medal connected location soil, scoring a game-high 30 points and 7 rebounds during her managed tribunal time.

The bronze gong is Jackson's eighth medal successful World Cup oregon Olympic tournaments spanning 25 years, arsenic her 187th quality for the Opals tied her arsenic the all-time person successful World Cup games played.

When the seven-time WNBA All-Star checked into the last term, the Sydney Super Dome erupted.

The cheers continued whenever Jackson took possession of the ball, and not a azygous idiosyncratic remained seated erstwhile Opals manager Sandy Brondello substituted her retired with 2 minutes to play, absorbing a surreal moment.

In the post-match celebrations, determination were plentifulness of hugs and tears arsenic teammates hoisted Jackson onto their shoulders.

However, the mum-of-two was much focused connected uncovering her household successful the assemblage and waving to them.

"Before we near for the crippled it conscionable dawned connected me, similar it virtually conscionable deed maine that this is really going to beryllium the past crippled that I play for Australia," Jackson said connected the ESPN coverage.

"And I deliberation due to the fact that of however peculiar this full tourney has been, the full travel has been for me, I got beauteous affectional astir it.

"Getting retired present I conscionable wanted to person amusive and bask it.

"What a mode to extremity it."

The Opals were knocked retired of the contention successful a crushing semi-final nonaccomplishment to China connected Friday night.

Jackson has signed with the Southside Flyers for what is expected to beryllium her farewell WNBL season.

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