Liz Cambage

Liz Cambage called Nigerian players “monkeys” during a vicious five minute Las Vegas meltdown that led to the basketball superstar walking out on her ...

She definitely said go back to your third world country. Another player told this investigation: “I was on the court. And go back to where you came from,” one Nigerian player said.

Aussie basketball legend Andrew Bogut has taken aim at Liz Cambage after shocking details of her pre-Olympics outburst were revealed.

Another player added: “I was on the court. And go back to where you came from,” one Nigerian player said. Asked if he felt “vindicated”, Bogut replied: “Didn’t need to be.

The Los Angeles Sparks star has been accused of referring to members of the Nigerian national team "monkeys." Cambage allegedly started a brawl after ...

"The stuff she was saying was ridiculous. It was uncalled for, it was dirty, and it was just a bad situation." The Los Angeles Sparks star has been accused of referring to members of the Nigerian national team "monkeys." Cambage allegedly started a brawl after elbowing an opponent in the face and slapping another, per reports.

Australian basketball star Liz Cambage allegedly called the Nigerian women's basketball team “monkeys” during an infamous pre-Olympics warm-up match last ...

This was on the day of the scrimmage,” a Nigerian player said. According to a News Corp report, two anonymous Nigerian players said that Cambage called them “monkeys” in a heated verbal and physical altercation, for which she was reprimanded by Basketball Australia last year. I’m the one who got hit.” Cambage has not played for the Opals since, with the 30-year-old declaring she had “zero interest” in joining the Australian women’s side for the upcoming World Cup in Sydney. The team was also reportedly planning not to select her in a preliminary squad for the tournament last December. The Los Angeles Sparks centre also reportedly complained to a Nigerian player that she wished she could play for the Nigerian team as her Australian teammates were racists. A third Nigerian basketballer said Cambage had also said to “go back to your Third World country”.

Los Angeles Sparks and Australian women's basketball team center Liz Cambage allegedly directed a racial slur toward members of the Nigerian women's ...

"I'm a long way from where I want and need to be." Cambage apologized to the Nigerian national team the day after the incident, but "it wasn’t well received by every player," according to The Daily Telegraph. Another player said: "I was on the court.

Andrew Bogut gives Liz Cambage a wicked spray after bombshell allegations she 'called Nigerian basketballers monkeys and accused Opals teammates of being racist ...

The Opals were offended when Cambage took to Twitter to wish the Nigerian team luck at the Toyko Games just before the Olympics began Cambage went to a Nigerian team dinner the day after the brawl to apologise but half the team turned her back on her, according to the report. They were further offended when the star took to Twitter to wish the Nigerian team luck in Tokyo just before the Games began. A Nigerian player claims the Australian told one of her teammates on the day of the brawl that she wished she played for the African nation because her fellow Opals were racist, according to the publication. A Nigerian player claims the former Opals star told her that her Aussie teammates were racist and she wished she played for the African nation instead Former NBA star Andrew Bogut has branded Liz Cambage a hypocrite after it was revealed she allegedly used a disgraceful racist slur against the Nigerian team at a warm-up game in 2021.

Australian basketball star Liz Cambage allegedly called Nigerian players "monkeys" in the pre-Olympics practice match that sparked her messy exit from the ...

Cambage, who now plays for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA, told the ABC: "I'm living my best life. So yeah, I'm good." Cambage apologised to the Nigerian players for her actions, the next night, receiving a mixed response.

The Opals are determined not to let new developments in the Liz Cambage saga derail their preparations for this year's World Cup, where they'll look to ...

Japan amped its signature defensive pressure up in the second quarter and points were harder to come by for the Aussies. A host of Opals stalwarts are currently playing in the WNBA so the side’s three-match series against Japan has presented Aussie-based players with a golden opportunity to impress selectors ahead of the World Cup this Spring. “We’re really trying to build a good culture now and get ready for the World Cup so we’re moving forward,” she said. Heal said the Opals playing group wasn’t in touch with Cambage and that she and her teammates were focused on restoring the culture of the Australian side. On the afternoon that the developments in the saga became public, the Opals faced Japan in the second of three friendly matches ahead of the World Cup this Spring. Chambers confirmed the coaching staff was pleased with the calibre of talent in Australian basketball and that Cambage was not part of the Opals’ future plans.

The Opals are sick of talking about their famous former teammate but after more explosive allegations came out, the Liz Cambage story looks set to continue.

“I’m living my best life, I’m supported, I’m protected on a level that the Opals, or the Australian team, never gave to me,” Cambage told the ABC earlier this month. At the time of the Olympics, Cambage had cited mental health reasons for her withdrawal from camp. Opals head coach Sandy Brondello tried to draw a line under the Liz Cambage era back in February when she said she would plan for the World Cup without the superstar center. Now playing for US$170,000 per season for the Los Angeles Sparks, in her sixth season in the WNBA, she has reached Nick Kyrgios levels of infamy at home. “There’s been Covid, there’s been other stuff in the works,” Bec Cole said of her team’s recent challenges. The Opals are desperate to move on.

Footage obtained by the Sunday Telegraph allegedly shows Liz Cambage elbowing a Nigerian basketball player in the face and calling the team 'monkeys.'

A second player told the outlet, “I was on the court. “That was another thing to cut deep, for her to do that and not show any remorse at all.” Prior to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Cambage called Nigerian players “monkeys” during a five-minute rant in Las Vegas, which ended in her walking away from her teammates.