Sami Whitcomb leads Team Australia to Paris Olympics basketball semifinals

Whitcomb put up 15 points while fellow Seattle Storm player Ezi Magbegor pulled down six rebounds.

PARIS, France — Thanks in part to a 15-point effort from the Seattle Storm’s Sami Whitcomb, the Australia women’s basketball team has advanced to the semifinals at the Paris Olympics.

Australia, whose team also features the Storm’s Ezi Magbegor and Lauren Jackson, who won multiple MVP trophies and has her number retired by the Storm, defeated Serbia 85-67 on Wednesday morning. 

Magbegor scored four points and pulled down six rebounds, while Jackson did not appear in Wednesday’s win. Jackson, 43, has won four Olympic medals for Australia during

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