Drama for Australian Opals basketball star Liz Cambage as WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks DUMPS her
Aussie basketball star Liz Cambage has been sensationally axed by WNBA powerhouse Los Angeles Sparks, following a tumultuous 18 months that included the 30-year-old using alleged racial slurs against Nigerian players.
The Sparks released a statement on Tuesday saying they had agreed to a ‘contract divorce’ with the controversial Aussie, after whispers emerged the recent free agent acquisition had quit the club.
It has been a tumultuous period for Cambage, who didn’t take part in the Tokyo Olympics last year after the alleged incident during a pre-Games trial against Nigeria.
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Liz Cambage gets ready for a free throw during Los Angeles’ game against Las Vegas on July 23 in the Sin City
After two heated scuffles during the scrimmage in Las Vegas prior to the Games, it was alleged Cambage called a member of the Nigerian team ‘monkeys’ after elbowing one of her opponents in the neck and slapping another in the face.
The incident left both Opals teammates and Nigerian players gobsmacked someone with a Nigerian father would use the crude remark.
Cambage has continued to deny the reports, and didn’t go to the Olympics, citing mental health issues.
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Since being a highly-touted second pick of the 2011 WNBA Draft, Cambage has bounced (pun intended) around a number of clubs in a stop-start career.
Despite being drafted 11 years ago by the Tulsa Shock, Cambage has only played in only five WNBA seasons – though she has still managed to secure four All-Star jerseys.
She sat out 2012 to prepare for the London Olympics with the Australian Opals and took a four-year hiatus from the league from 2014-2017 because she didn’t want to play in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Liz Cambage looks to sink a basket in her last game for the Los Angelas Sparks on July 23, which was against her former side the Las Vegas Aces
The franchise moved to Dallas in 2016, calling themselves the Wings, and Cambage returned in 2018.
She played one season for the Wings before being traded to the Las Vegas Aces in 2019.
She also didn’t play during the 2020 bubble season, due to health concerns and pre-existing COVID-19 risk factors.
Cambage came to Los Angeles in the offseason, saying it was where she always wanted to play.
‘It is with support that we share Liz Cambage´s decision to terminate her contract with the organization,’ Sparks Managing Partner Eric Holoman said. ‘We want what´s best for Liz and have agreed to part ways amicably. The Sparks remain excited about our core group and are focused on our run towards a 2022 playoff berth.’
It’s not known yet what Cambage’s next step will be after the ‘contract divorce’.
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