Lauren Jackson

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Lauren Jackson dazzles in return to the basketball court (Just Women's Sports)

WNBA legend Lauren Jackson came out of retirement, notching 21 points for Australia's NBL1 team, the Albury Wodonga Bandits, on Saturday.

“We’re just over the moon that Lauren’s playing for her hometown and her home club,” Bandits president Luke Smith said after she signed with the team. “It’s huge for the Albury Wodonga Bandits and for the Albury Wodonga community.” Hall of Famer Lauren Jackson returned to the court with Australia’s Albury Wodonga Bandits on Saturday, two months after coming out of retirement.

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Lauren Jackson makes storming basketball return (ESPN)

Lauren Jackson has made a storming start to her basketball comeback, scoring a combined 57 points in two games.

But Jackson made an immediate impact on Saturday as the Bandits beat the Central Coast Crusaders 78-61, with five 3-pointers as she top-scored for her team, as well as five rebounds and a block. The Bandits' next game will be on Saturday when they host the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre. The Australian great followed Saturday's 21 points with a 36-point, 15-rebound command performance for her home team Albury-Wodonga Bandits in the semi-professional NBL1.

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