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Percy Allen

Lauren Jackson’s improbable comeback is complete as former Storm star joins Australian national team

SEATTLE — While 41-year-old Sue Bird puts the final touches on a remarkable career, her former Storm teammate Lauren Jackson is making an improbable comeback and returning to international competition next month at the age of 41.

Make it make sense?

“I can’t,” Jackson said in an interview last week while in Seattle to visit Bird. “It’s so bizarre. When I started playing again, I honestly had no expectations because I just didn’t want to put that on myself.

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