Lauren Jackson: Basketball

 Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm.

Lauren Jackson on 60 Minutes

Expect Great: Lauren Jackson

Lauren Jackson interview w/ Mark Fontes

Jackson started her basketball career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL. She then moved to the Canberra Capitals. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Jackson scored 20 points and 13 rebounds playing for Australia in a loss to the United States, helping the team take home the silver meta. In 2001 she was drafted to the Seattle Storm. In 2003 she was awarded the MVP. In 2004, she and the Australian team took home the silver metal, again, after losing to the U.S..  She took home her second MVP award and a Defensive Player of the Year award in 2007. In 2008, at the Beijing Olympics, she and the Australian team took home the silver after losing to the U.S yet again.

Posts about Lauren Jackson:

• Catching up with Lauren Jackson post hip surgery
• Lauren Jackson recovery time 8 to 12 weeks after surgery to repair left hip
• Storm star Lauren Jackson to undergo surgery?
• Lauren Jackson will miss three weeks with hip muscle tear
• The Upward Spiral: Lauren Jackson Without Equal
• Ros Casares’ Dream Team: Anticipation For 2011-12 Builds With Lauren Jackson, Maya Moore Signings

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