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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-14/s ... es/9659382
Australia has won the gold medal in women's basketball on the penultimate night of the Commonwealth Games, but the Opals had to play more than half the game without star Liz Cambage after she was ejected for talking back to a referee.
Australia beat England 99-55 in a crushing display, but they finished the game with only 11 players after the incident involving Cambage.
The 203cm tall Cambage was being targeted constantly by the English players — midway through the second quarter she was called for an unsportsmanlike play foul, and after voicing her displeasure, the Australian was called for a technical foul and ejected from the game.
Cambage laughed in disbelief when given the decision, then walked off the court and into the rooms waving her hands at the crowd and smiling. She had only had eight minutes 55 seconds on court when ejected, and her totals for the night were 10 points, one blocked shot and one rebound.
The drama made little difference to the result, with the Opals maintaining their 100 per cent record at the Commonwealth Games. The only other time basketball was played at the Games was at Melbourne in 2006, where the Opals beat New Zealand in the gold medal game.
