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Liz Cambage has escaped a fine or suspension despite an independent review finding the Opals and WNBA star engaged in conduct that brought Basketball Australia (BA) into censure.
- An investigation was launched into the incident that occurred during the Opals' build-up to the Olympics
- The independent panel determined Cambage "did engage in conduct that brought Basketball Australia into censure"
- Cambage was not suspended or fined as a result of the panel's findings
The independent panel issued Cambage with a formal reprimand for the matter, which arose from an on-court incident in an Olympic warm-up game against Nigeria in Las Vegas last July.
A BA investigation prompted the independent review.
After a hearing held last Friday, the panel found Cambage guilty of one offence, but dismissed charges in relation to three other alleged incidents.
"The panel, after examination of the evidence before it, determined that Elizabeth Cambage did engage in conduct that brought Basketball Australia into censure in relation to one of the incidents charged," BA said in a statement.
Neither BA nor Cambage intend to appeal against the decision.
The low-grade penalty means the 30-year-old is eligible to feature in the FIBA Women's World Cup in Sydney next September.
Cambage pulled out of Australia's Tokyo campaign in the days after the Nigeria practice game due to mental health concerns, revealing she had been having panic attacks about going into the Games bubble.
The world-number-two-ranked Opals struggled at the Olympics after Cambage's late withdrawal, making a quarter-final exit in Tokyo.
Cambage completed the WNBA season with the Las Vegas Aces after the Olympics.
She won a WNBL title with Southside Flyers last season, but is yet to sign with a club ahead of this season's December 3 tip-off.
AAP/ABC