Australia Opals great Lauren Jackson is to become the first Seattle Storm WNBA player to have her jersey retired by the team.
The retirement ceremony for the three-time MVP will take place when the Storm host Washington on July 15.
Jackson announced in late March that she was retiring from basketball after spending her entire career with Seattle, helping lead the Storm to titles in 2004 and 2010.
But she hadn't played a full season since 2010 - playing just 13 games in 2011 and nine in 2012 - because of numerous surgeries on her right knee and other ailments including a left Achilles tendon injury.
Jackson was named to the extended roster for Australia for the Rio Olympics, which would have been her fifth, but decided to retire instead.
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