Aussie basketball great Lauren Jackson, 43, makes history with Paris Olympics selection

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Aussie basketball great Lauren Jackson, 43, makes history with Paris Olympics selection

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Lauren Jackson reckons she's no longer the star but try telling that to her Australian Olympic teammates as she suits up for a fifth Games, 12 years after her last. The basketball Hall of Famer was confirmed in Australia's side for this month's Paris Games on Sunday and will join current Boomers Joe Ingles and Patty Mills alongside Andrew Gaze as the country's only five-time basketball Olympians. Four-time medallist and three-time WNBA MVP Jackson's stint spans seven Games though, the 43-year-old retiring with crippling knee pain before the 2016 Olympics.
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