Lauren Jackson’s unrivalled basketball career appears to have ended on a heart-breaking note after the Opals legend suffered a likely Achilles injury in her WNBL tribute match. 7NEWS
career appears to have ended on a heart-breaking note after the Opals legend suffered a likely Achilles injury in her WNBL tribute match.
Jackson is set to undergo scans after limping off just over a minute into the Southside Flyers’ one-point loss to the Sydney Flames on Saturday night at John Cain Arena.Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free onThe round 13 encounter was specifically being played to honour Jackson, who will bow out of the game for the second and last time at the end of the season.
The historic event had drawn a WNBL-record 7681 fans, but the mother-of-two’s farewell was just 62 seconds old when it ended in disaster.In tears as she left the court, the basketball icon returned to the bench early in the second quarter on crutches. Warmed by the record crowd and their reaction to a pre-game highlight reel of her epic career, the former WNBA MVP put on a brave face.An injured and helpless Lauren Jackson watches on from the bench.“This was absolutely incredible. To be a part of it was just magic, but it was a shame I couldn’t play more than 10 seconds,” Jackson said on court after the match.“I think it’s my Achilles.”
Jackson returned from injury-forced basketball retirement last year to help the Opals to a bronze medal at the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney.
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