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Liz Cambage jumped around teams her whole career before a punch two years ago ended her WNBA career. After hanging up her basketball boots, Liz recently resurfaced with the ball in her hand. Her return has made fans speculative about her possible return to the court where she set some spectacular records.

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In 2021, Liz bid adieu to the WNBA and began her career with Only Fans. She was initially afraid to use the platform, but she makes $1.5 million annually today. While everyone tread carefully around the fiery star, is her recent court appearance any sign of return?

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Liz Cambage back in action

After leaving her indelible mark on the women’s basketball league’s annals, Liz was seen in a practice match lately. The moment captured in a video made her fandom hopeful of her possible return. Her comeback story in fact is compelling because it’s impossible to ignore Liz Cambage’s noteworthy WNBA scoring record, even in light of the Tokyo Olympics controversy.

Liz played her final WNBA game against the Aces. It appeared that the Sparks dropped the match, 84–66. Liz constantly shouted at her teammates to send the ball to her during the first half of the game. In the second half, even though the ball wasn’t in play, Liz’s teammates threw the ball to her because they felt humiliated by her actions.

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Brawl with Nigerian ballers

Liz Cambage was involved in a dispute with the Nigerian women’s national basketball team in July 2021 while training for the Tokyo Olympics. It is alleged that Cambage used racial slurs, referring to the Nigerian players as “monkeys” and telling them to “go back to your third-world country” during a closed-door practice session.

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These claims quickly spread online, leading to reports of both verbal and physical altercations. It was reported that Liz even got punched on her face. Later, Nigerian athletes in an interview confirmed the allegations, stating that Cambage did, in fact, use derogatory language.

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However, Cambage swiftly denied the accusations through an Instagram post, which has since been removed. She asserted that her actions were inadvertent and that the online posts circulating were erroneous and deceptive.

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It is worth noting that Cambage’s father has Nigerian heritage, which has further complicated the situation, as acknowledged by players from Nigeria.

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