Australian basketballer Liz Cambage in contract divorce with WNBA team LA Sparks

New details have surfaced about a conversation involving Liz Cambage and her Los Angeles Sparks teammates before her ugly exit.

Liz Cambage’s career has taken another wild twist, with the controversial Australian basketball star’s contract terminated by WNBA powerhouse the Los Angeles Sparks.

The Sparks released a statement on Tuesday announcing a ‘contract divorce’ with Cambage, who has endured a rocky road on and off the court over the past 18 months.

The powerhouse centre last year abandoned the Opals’ Olympic campaign after an ugly incident in a pre-Games scrimmage with the Nigerian team turned ugly with the 30-year-old at the centre of a heated confrontation, with allegations of the Australian using racial slurs against her opponents.

Following her Opals shame, Liz Cambage has walked out on her WNBA team. Picture: Getty Images

Respected NBA journalist Chris Haynes shed light on her departure, saying that she stormed out after telling teammates that she “can’t do this anymore” following the Sparks’ 84-66 defeat.

“I can’t do this anymore. Best of luck to you guys,” she reportedly said.

The saga derailed Australia’s Tokyo campaign, with the Opals eliminated in the quarter-finals to miss out on the medal matches.

She appeared to have found her home on the Sparks, whose players defended Cambage over the racial storm when the story resurfaced thanks to a special News Corp investigation.

But the honeymoon is over after a rough season in which Cambage has averaged 13 points and 6.4 rebounds a game – leading the Sparks to third on the Western Conference ladder.

Cambage’s international career ended in acrimony. Picture: Getty Images

“It is with support that we share Liz Cambage’s decision to terminate her contract with the organisation,” Sparks Managing Partner Eric Holoman said in a statement.

“We want what’s best for Liz and have agreed to part ways amicably.

“The Sparks remain excited about our core group and are focused on our run towards a 2022 playoff berth.”

The dramatic development puts the WNBA career of Cambage, who was selected No.2 overall in the 2011 draft, on shaky ground.

Her time in the Australian national team, which included Commonwealth Games gold, and bronze at the 2012 London Olympics, almost certainly appears over - with former Opals captain Jenna O’Hea suggesting in May that Cambage would never wear the green and gold again.