Adelaide Lightning’s Steph Talbot edges Australian teammate Liz Cambage for WNBL MVP award

Adelaide Lightning captain Steph Talbot has defied a mid-tournament team quarantine to pip her Opals teammate Liz Cambage for WNBL MVP honours.

Talbot also won defensive player of the year and was named in the All-WNBL First Team at a ceremony in Townsville on Monday.

A COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia forced the Lightning off the court and into hotel quarantine after the WNBL season had already commenced in its North Queensland hub.

The Lightning resumed the tournament to finish with a 5-8 record in sixth…