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Outspoken Australian basketball star Liz Cambage is free to continue playing for her country despite being reprimanded over a fiery clash with the Nigerian team during a pre-Olympics match.
The two-time Olympian and WNBA superstar, 30, was involved in a heated altercation during an Opals warm-up match against Nigeria in Las Vegas in July.
Cambage - who ended up missing missed the Tokyo Olympics citing mental health issues - admitted in a social media video 'there were words exchanged' and 'things got heated' between her and members of the opposing team.
An investigation by Basketball Australia into Cambage's pre-Games behaviour has now ended with a formal reprimand but no suspension.
Controversial basketballer Liz Cambage is free to continue playing for Australia despite being censured for a clash with Nigerian players in July
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Whether the outspoken 30-year-old player aims to rejoin the Opals for the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney next September is unclear.
Cambage's withdrawal from the Olympics undoubtedly hurt the Opals, who lost
