On Tuesday, the U.S. women’s 3×3 team dropped its first match of the Olympics, a 17-13 loss to Germany that lead guard Hailey Van Lith described as “soft” and teammate Cierra Burdick admitted was “ugly.”
On Wednesday, a bad Olympic start got worse for the women’s USA Basketball’s 3×3 program, as Azerbaijan beat the United States, 20-17.
The back-and-forth game was tied at 17 with 20 seconds to go, but the U.S. couldn’t get a shot up in time, despite Burdick — the most experienced member of the team — emphatically gathering the women and drawing up a play in advance.
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