Liz Cambage, whose real name is Elizabeth Folake Cambage, is a professional basketball player from Australia. She plays for the Women's National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA).
The young athlete owns the WNBA single-game scoring record with her 53-point effort on July 17, 2018.
The 30-year-old athlete was also part of the Australian national basketball team from 2009 to 2021. She won a gold medal in basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
She got the second position, bagging a silver medal at the 2018 Women's Basketball World Cup. She and the team secured the bronze at the 2012 Olympics.
The basketball player recently made headlines after she was slammed for using the racist slur against the Nigerian team. However, she has denied all the allegations.
WNBA: Liz Cambage Racist Comments: What Did She Say?
Liz Cambage has finally responded to an allegation that she used a racist slur while representing Australia in a scrimmage against Nigeria in preparation for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday.
She was responding to a Daily Telegraph piece that contained accounts from various Nigerian national team players.
During the game, the players said Cambage called the players of the Nigerian team "monkeys" and instructed them to "return to your third-world nation."
The athlete released her statement regarding the issue on her social media on July 25, 2022. She has stated that she has already addressed the case with the Nigerian national team during the pre-Olympic scrimmage about a year ago.
She feels highly dissatisfied and wounded about all the allegations that have played out in the Australian media.
The narrative of what happened is incorrect and misleading. She has denied all the allegations against her made in the press.
However, the video of her swinging an elbow at her opponent's chest as her team trailed and her irritation escalated, leaving Nigerian center Victoria Macaulay with a severe gash above her collar bone, was circulated on social media.
Well…here’s part of the video https://t.co/0PNogtCGsB pic.twitter.com/bMTASWoBWP
The player announced her withdrawal from the Australian national team soon before the 2021 Summer Olympics to focus on her mental and physical health. According to the Daily Telegraph, she apologized to the Nigerian squad and her colleagues for using a racist term.
Is Liz Cambage Nigerian?
Liz Cambage is of Nigerian ethnicity. The professional basketball player was born on August 18, 1991, in London, England, to a Nigerian father and an Australian mother.
Her parents divorced when she was just three months old. She moved to Australia with her mother and settled in Eden, New South Wales. Then her family relocated to the Mornington Peninsula when he was ten.
Liz Cambage Salary In 2022
As of July 2022, Liz Cambage earns a salary of $221,450 a year. She has signed a one-year contract with the Las Vegas Aces.
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The trained athlete made her WNBA debut in 2011. After two seasons, she left the Tulsa Shock to play professionally in China and Australia. She returned to the WNBA in 2018 to play for the Dallas Wings.
She is a four-time All-Star and is recognized as one of the best players in the WNBA.
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