Liz Cambage has the last laugh after signing a staggering $1million contract to

• Has been at the centre of racism scandals 
• Was told the door has closed on playing for her country 
• Will earn the massive payday for just three months work 

Polarising Australian basketball star Liz Cambage has had the last laugh after being sacked by her WNBA club and the national team, signing a $1million mega-deal with a Chinese basketball side. 

Cambage was sacked by her WNBA club LA Sparks and told her time in the Australian Opals was over this year following a series of race-related controversies. 

With her WNBA and international career in tatters, it looked like the end of the road for the 31-year-old centre. 

However Cambage, known as one of the sport’s most controversial figures, has  announced a lucrative three-month contract with Chinese team Sichuan, worth an eye-popping $1million.

She confirmed the signing on Instagram with a story that included the line: ‘One milly then I’ll perform’. 

‘If they hate then let ’em hate and watch the money pile up,’ she posted separately. 

This massive deal is one of the biggest in women’s basketball history, standing in stark contrast to the WNBA, where even the highest-paid players are capped at a maximum annual salary of $234,936. 

Cambage’s astronomical earnings will see her rake in nearly four times that amount in just a fraction of the time.

The contract is slated to commence next year and is rumored to include substantial bonus clauses, according to a report from News Corp.

It comes after the former Opal was spotted partying in Ibiza after a playing stint at Israel-based club Maccabi Bnot Ashdod earlier this year, following her unexpected exit from the American top-tier league.   

‘I have always loved my time in China and I am really looking forward to getting out onto the court again,’ she said.

‘It’s one of the strongest leagues in the world and I have played many seasons there over the years.

‘Some of the best players in the world play in the league and it will be great to meet my teammates and the whole support team very soon.

‘They have a great successful culture of embracing and backing everyone which is why they have been so successful as a club.’ 

Despite being a four-time WNBA All-Star, WNBL MVP, and an Olympic bronze medalist, Cambage’s career had been marred by a series of controversies.

One of the most significant…