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Lauren Jackson defies odds to return once more to Australia’s WNBL

Lauren Jackson watches a Flyers game from the sideline
Lauren Jackson will return to the Southside Flyers in the WNBL after recovering from an achilles injury sustained in February. Photograph: Morgan Hancock/AAP

Australian basketball great Lauren Jackson has defied the odds to extend her remarkable career for at least one more WNBL season.

The 42-year-old has recovered from an achilles injury sustained in February and two surgeries and will suit up again for the Melbourne-based Southside Flyers when the season starts on 1 November.

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