Ex-WNBA star Lauren Jackson enjoying every moment of basketball return

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Lauren Jackson is savoring every minute of her basketball comeback even though the battle-tested Australian hoops icon knows she can't do things that once captivated fans before retiring from the sport six years ago.

No, that "LJ" is no more. This chapter belongs to the now 41-year-old mom, and her return is creating a buzz.

"I don’t know when the last day will be. It has been a slow process," Jackson said in an interview with The Associated Press while training in New York with the Australian national team last week. "I can’t believe I’m back here. It’s so bizarre. It’s been fun, a real journey."

Jackson's body let her down and forced her to walk away from the game she loves, and she doesn't know how long it will hold up.

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Retired WNBA player Lauren Jackson is honored during a ceremony retiring her No. 15 jersey which became the first jersey retired by the Storm at Key Arena, after a win against the Washington Mystics in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Joshua Huston/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nearly 10 months after starting her return, Jackson is on the short-list to play for the Australian national team at the FIBA World Cup in Sydney next month. She helped Australia win the gold medal in the 2006 World Cup in Brazil.

"I get so emotional talking about this. I never thought I’d represent Australia again," the four-time WNBA MVP said. "On my way to the first game against Canada on the bus I started crying because I was wearing the green and gold again. My life has changed so much and I’m not the person I used to be as an athlete."

Even if the 6-foot-5 Jackson isn't the same player who averaged