WNBA star Liz Cambage is accused of directing a racial slur toward members of the Nigerian national team during a scrimmage.
is accused of directing a racial slur toward members of the Nigerian national team during a scrimmage before last year’s Tokyo Olympics, according to a report.
Anonymous Nigerian players claim the Australian and Los Angeles Sparks center called them “monkeys” and told them to “go back to your Third World country” during a closed-door scrimmage, the Daily Telegraph reported. Cambage, 30, reportedly made the comments during an altercation during the scrimmage. She was allegedly seen elbowing one opposing player in the head and slapping another.a Nigerian player told the Telegraph.“I was on the court. She definitely said go back to your Third World country,” another anonymous player added. “I didn’t hear it, but [teammates] confirmed she called us monkeys.”
The incident led Australian officials to halt the game just before the end of the second quarter. Cambage, whose father is Nigerian, apologized to the African team after the incident, which reportedly wasn’t well-received by the players. Cambage pulled out of the Olympics to focus on her mental well-being.“Although she’s Australian, we knew she was half Nigerian. So, before then, it was like she was one of us,” another Nigerian player added.
“Relying on daily medication to control my anxiety is not the place I want to be right now. Especially walking into competition on the world’s biggest sporting stage,” she
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