‘The Opals Are Quite Prepared To Choke A Bitch During The Olympics’ Warns Lauren Jackson

Alright, I know the Olympics are a competitive time and there’s nothing athletes like better than talking a little ’smack’ (as they say in the ‘hood), but even I was surprised by how wonderfully aggressive Lauren Jackson’s warning to lady-basketballers from other countries was!

Opals superstar Lauren Jackson has warned rivals they risk serious injury if they get physical on court with the Australian women’s team. Lauren Jackson fired a stinging warning yesterday to arch-rivals USA in the wake of their bruising 71-67 loss on Tuesday night. The narrow defeat left Australia’s attacking weapon Penny Taylor with a badly bruised eye.

Uh-oh. That shit ain’t gonna fly. Lauren? Bring it.

“In terms of physicality we’re used to playing against teams that are going to beat the crap out of us, becase we are so good,” Jackson said.

See how in simply one sentence, Lauren Jackson has managed to raise awareness of the fact certain teams are rather bash-happy on the court when facing off with the Opals, indicated that the Opals are tough enough to handle such malarkey, and then boasted of the Australian team’s extremely ace skills. Gals got game, you see.

“People have to stop us somehow, and that’s the way they’re going to stop us especially people like us; Penny and myself and Belinda Snell who you just can’t let go to the basket because we’ll kill people.”

SHE JUST WENT THERE, PEOPLE!

If this was some sort of canny plan hatched by Lauren in order to get punters intrigued enough to tune into their games during the Olympics, then it’s bloody well worked. I know I will be tuning in to all their matches, and baying for blood.