Ex-WNBA Star Lauren Jackson Savors Each Day of Her Comeback

Lauren Jackson, left, is presented with a jersey by Seattle Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel after the Storm defeated the Washington Mystics 80-51 in a WNBA basketball game, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Seattle. The team formally retired her jersey No. 15. The jersey was unveiled in the arena's rafters, next to the two banners signifying the WNBA championships she helped win in 2004 and 2010. Jackson is savoring every minute of her basketball comeback, in 2022, even though the battle-tested Australian hoops icon knows she can't do things that once captivated fans before retiring from the sport in 2016. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times via AP, File)

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By Associated Press

August 2, 2022 at 3:12 PM UTC

Updated on

August 2, 2022 at 11:40 PM UTC

New York (AP) -- Lauren Jackson is savoring every minute of her basketball comeback even though the battle-tested Australian hoops icon knows she can't do things that once captivated fans before retiring from the sport six years ago.

No, that “LJ" is no more. This chapter belongs to the now 41-year-old mom, and her return is creating a buzz.