Lauren Jackson
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Slam dunk: Basketball winning the battle for hearts and minds
Clear pathways, excellent domestic leagues and international success have helped basketball enter a new golden era in Australia.
- by Angus Thomson and Phil Lutton
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Cannabis will be taken off WADA banned list, says top sports doctor
Exemptions to use medicinal cannabis while competing, such as the one sought by Lauren Jackson, won’t be needed in the future, according to a respected Australian doctor.
- by Iain Payten
Jackson seeks cannabis exemption as part of shock comeback at age 40
Having retired six years ago due to chronic pain, the three-time WNBA MVP hopes to get the green light to continue using medicinal cannabis during her return to the sport.
- by Sarah Keoghan
NBA All-Star weekend gets Aussie flavour, Goorjian rallies behind Ingles, and is Jackson back?
On this week’s agenda, there has been an outpouring of support for Joe Ingles, and we take a look at Ben Simmons, Josh Giddey, Lauren Jackson, and the NBL’s MVP race.
- by Jon Pierik
‘Mind-blowing’: Jackson first Australian player in basketball Hall of Fame
Lauren Jackson was a seven-time WNBA All-Star and three-time MVP who also won four Olympic medals and a world championship over her spectacular career.
- by Russell Bennett
'Rarely before have I celebrated on a wave': Behind Tyler Wright's triumphant comeback at Pipeline
How the two-time world champion overcame a long illness, COVID outbreak chaos and an event shut down by a shark attack.
- by Heath Gilmore
Lauren Jackson nominated for prestigious basketball Hall of Fame
Legendary Australian basketballer Lauren Jackson could join Michael Jordan in the Naismith Hall of Fame after being named as a 2021 nominee.
Cambage needs to cope with refs: Jackson
Lauren Jackson says fellow basketballer Liz Cambage needs to work out how to cope with the treatment she gets from referees after her latest indiscretion.
Jackson's pathway for retired female athletes
Lauren Jackson says her difficult transition away from being an elite athlete was made shorter and easier because of things she'd done long before finishing up.Â
- by Anthony Colangelo
Simply the best: Lauren Jackson gets Basketball Australia honour
The Canberra Capitals great will be added to the Hall of Fame later this year. But her place as one of the best was never in doubt.
The lone Australian who made ESPN's 'Dominant 20' list
Lauren Jackson admits she is blown away after her WNBA career earned her a place in ESPN Magazine's Dominant 20 list for the most dominant athletes.
- by Roy Ward