Jackson, 41, hobbled off with an Achilles injury one minute into tribute game hastening the WNBA legend and Opals superstar’s retirement at end of season
WNBA legend and Opals superstar was set to retire at end of season
The round 13 encounter between the Southside Flyers and Sydney Flames was being played to honour mother-of-two Jackson who will retire at the end of the season and had drawn a WNBL-record 7681 fans to John Cain Arena.But Jackson’s farewell was just 62-seconds old when she and Flames forward Jocelyn Wolloughby clashed knees, causing Jackson’s to twist awkwardly. She hobbled up the tunnel, and later emerged on crutches. The team later confirmed it was an Achilles injury that ended her night.
It was a bitter twist to Jackson’s Flyers’ suffering a 68-67 upset loss to the Flames, after a brilliant 36-point performance from Sydney young gun Tiana Mangakahia. “This was absolutely incredible. To be a part of it was just magic, but it was a shame I couldn’t play more than 10 seconds,” Jackson said on court after the match.
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