{"id":432572,"date":"2023-08-11T16:17:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=432572"},"modified":"2023-08-11T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:17:19","slug":"wnba-star-liz-cambage-backtracks-from-comments-following-video-leak-from-nigeria-australia-scrimmage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wnba-star-liz-cambage-backtracks-from-comments-following-video-leak-from-nigeria-australia-scrimmage\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Star Liz Cambage Backtracks From Comments Following Video Leak From Nigeria-Australia Scrimmage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a video of a scrimmage against Nigeria where she is claimed to have called players &#8220;monkeys&#8221; surfaced, former WNBA standout Liz Cambage is altering her position somewhat.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time All-Star Cambage has been out of the WNBA for a year as a result of a disagreement with her LA Sparks teammates and coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Around that time, information about the now-famous game that occurred before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics became public.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Footage has surfaced of the infamous Australia vs. Nigeria game where then- WNBA star Liz Cambage was seen elbowing and slapping opponents in the face. In the same incident, Cambage allegedly called opponents, \u2018monkeys.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Cambage was swung at in retaliation later in the match. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MmXI4R2WWq\">pic.twitter.com\/MmXI4R2WWq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1689476944906358784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cambage was scheduled to represent her native Australia, however, she quit the squad before the competition began, citing mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-9 center recently told Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report that the reported incidents never took place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tYdQU4wGvG\">pic.twitter.com\/tYdQU4wGvG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth Cambage (@ecambage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecambage\/status\/1689073181053648896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t really lean towards racially backed insults,\u201d<\/em> she continued. <em>\u201cThat\u2019s not how I go. I\u2019m very pro-Black. I did not say these [things] to these girls. The truth looks a lot worse for other organizations involved, than using me as a scapegoat.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2728\ud83d\udc9c\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LASparks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LASparks<\/a> \u2728\ud83d\udc9c\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/niKDzioVkI\">pic.twitter.com\/niKDzioVkI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth Cambage (@ecambage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecambage\/status\/1496968330007093249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She stated that she would be joining the Nigerian national team as well.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhy does Nigeria want me to leave Australia and go and represent them?\u201d<\/em> remarked Cambage, a Nigerian by birth as her father hails from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZszvKDLcZf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by @ecambage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvktuJvPwOf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvktuJvPwOf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by @ecambage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re filing for me to leave the Australian national team so I can represent Nigeria,\u201d<\/em> she continued.<em> \u201cI\u2019ve been in cahoots. I\u2019ve been talking with them since all of this happened. This is what I mean. People don\u2019t know the truth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, everything changed on Tuesday night when video from the pre-Olympics game surfaced.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude0d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WilsonBasktball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wilsonbasktball<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Click the link to cop yours today &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t4m7pSoJ4p\">https:\/\/t.co\/t4m7pSoJ4p<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i76rxj8wdZ\">pic.twitter.com\/i76rxj8wdZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth Cambage (@ecambage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecambage\/status\/1458471306291150850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the video, Cambage slaps one player while elbowing another.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after it was published, she released a statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe circulating video portrays a highly physical game with no officiating, resulting in me being attacked and sustaining a concussion,\u201d<\/em> she said. <em>\u201cContrary to false claims I did not use racial slurs or refer to anyone as a monkey, which is evident from the footage.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YEAR 5!!! Y\u2019ALL READY FOR THIS? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVAces?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LVAces<\/a> \u2764\ufe0f LETSSSSSGOOOOO <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZyTwPoBJl2\">pic.twitter.com\/ZyTwPoBJl2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth Cambage (@ecambage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecambage\/status\/1393619947255857152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">locked in with my ladies in Las Vegas \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83d\udc9a\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KtevACh1zy\">pic.twitter.com\/KtevACh1zy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth Cambage (@ecambage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecambage\/status\/1414658327158480898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, she retracted remarks about playing for the Nigerian national team.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTo set the record straight, I never stated that I had officially joined the Nigerian national team,\u201d<\/em> Cambage said. <em>\u201cInstead, I expressed my interest in joining the team and representing Nigeria. I had discussions with staff members about the necessary steps to become eligible, and thought I was doing them. I extend my best wishes to all players on D\u2019Tigress.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that this seems like a story that is far from over.<\/p>\n<h4>More News<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Who is Toni Breidinger, a Beautiful NASCAR Driver Who Also Is A Rising Star?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/who-is-toni-breidinger-a-beautiful-nascar-driver-who-also-is-a-rising-star\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Who is Toni Breidinger, a Beautiful NASCAR Driver Who Also Is A Rising Star?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Olivia Fabry, Pole Vault Player and New Sensation On The Instagram. Is She Olivia Dunne Of Pole Vault Games?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/olivia-fabry-pole-vault-player-and-new-sensation-on-the-instagram-is-she-olivia-dunne-of-pole-vault-games\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olivia Fabry, Pole Vault Player and New Sensation On The Instagram. 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