Australian basketball will stare down Father Time after confirmation that 43-year-old Opals star Lauren Jackson and veteran Boomers guard Matthew Dellavedova will play in France.
Since its inception in 1997, the WNBA has seen 28 draft picks go first overall, counting the inaugural season's Elite draft, which selected already graduated players who had already been playing professionally on other American teams or overseas. How many of these 28 players can you name?
The Australian Opals have announced their squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics, with a host of elite WNBA talent set to have the team firmly in the medal hunt.
Former WNBA No.1 draft pick Lauren Jackson has called for patience as 'future GOAT' Caitlin Clark adjusts to the brutal, physical nature of the league.
Lauren Jackson turns 43 this weekend, and has her eyes set on a remarkable fifth Olympics in Paris. Five months ago, this wasn't even a possibility, she tells Megan Hustwaite.
Basketball superstar Lauren Jackson has been included in the extended Opals squad for the Paris Olympics, despite announcing her retirement from the international scene.
She scored her first points for the Phoenix Mercury on May 20, 2004, by cutting around defenders in the perimeter for an open three-pointer. Adrian Williams-Strong was sitting in the post against Sacramento Monarchs center Yolanda Griffith when she saw the dynamic rookie guard out of UConn in her purview.