They say that basketball is a game of runs and momentum. The U.S. women’s 3×3 Olympic basketball team has embodied that unpredictability — falling behind 0-3 in pool play and on the brink of elimination, before rattling off three consecutive wins to get right back into the medal hunt.
Today was the winningest Paris Olympics day yet for the program. The team — led by Hailey Van Lith, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, and Cierra Burdick — squeaked out two close wins to improve to a 3-3 overall record — first a 14-13 win against France, then an 18-17 victory over Canada.
Against France, the Sparks’ Dearica Hamby
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