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Meghan L. Hall

The U.S. Olympics 3×3 women’s roster featuring Rhyne Howard and Cameron Brink is almost too stacked

Atlanta Dream star Rhyne Howard and Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink will headline the women’s 3×3 national team, and we send our condolences to the competition.

Cameron Brink has absolutely been tearing it up during her rookie season. Now she will team up with Atlanta Dream guard and two-time WNBA All-Star Rhyne Howard — with a little help from TCU Horned Frogs transfer Hailey Van Lith and former WNBA player Cierra Burdick — to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The other teams are in trouble, we fear.

This roster includes three members of the 2023 3×3 national team — Brink, Van Lith and Burdick — that won gold at the 2023 FIBA 3×3 World Cup. Plus, Burdick was also on the 2014 USA squad that won gold. Did we mention that Brink’s ridiculous blocking abilities will pair nicely with Howard’s ability to break ankles? May the odds be ever in your favor.

Here’s a quick reminder on how 3×3 basketball works. Per the official Olympic site, 3×3 basketball is played on half a court with two competing teams. Each team has three players who will play on the same basket.

The goal is to get the highest score at the end of a 10-minute period or be the first team to score 21 points. The typical 3-point line that players use in most forms of basketball is instead a two-point line, and any shot made inside the line will be considered one point.

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