Opals' Liz Cambage Went To Splendour Instead Of Training; Dropped For Olympic Qualifiers

Here’s hoping Blur’s set was worth it.

Opals player Liz Cambage has been dropped from the team’s upcoming 2016 Rio Olympic qualifiers after she decided to attend Splendour in the Grass instead of the first day of training camp.

Cambage - aka #Slambage - has been recovering from an Achilles tendon injury over the past ten months, but was meant to get medical clearance in Melbourne on Sunday ahead of the Opals’ practice clashes against Japan this week.

Instead, she decided to remain in Byron Bay so that she could attend Splendour.

Yeah, Basketball Australia wasn’t exactly cool with her call.

Not only has Cambage been sidelined for the upcoming games against Japan, she’ll no longer be part of the squad attempting to qualify for the Rio Olympics against New Zealand on August 15.

Cambage defended her decision to News Corp, explaining she was attending the fest as a paid “host” for a band.

“I am devastated as anyone who knows how much I love representing my country,” she said.

Coach Brendan Joyce, on the other hand, seemed chill about the cut, describing it as “pretty easy.”

"We haven't been emotional about it; it's a decision that had to be made, not only for Liz but for the team," he said.

Opal and four-time Olympic medalist Lauren Jackson told ABC News she was “baffled” by Cambage’s decision.

"I don't know what the real reason is; I just hope that whatever reason she's chosen to be there is just as important as what an Olympic gold medal is - because this is preparation for it,” she said.

"Is it disrespectful? Maybe. To some of the girls, they may take offence to that and it's probably letting a lot of people down."

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