The U.S. Olympic women’s 3×3 team appeared to have been dealt another blow for the second straight night as Atlanta Dream star Rhyne Howard missed Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Lynx.
Howard, who led the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game, left the game in the third quarter with a lower leg injury.
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Rhyne Howard, No. 10 of the Atlanta Dream, talks with Cameron Brink, No. 22 of the Los Angeles Sparks, during a game at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Atlanta, June 16, 2024. (Adam Hagee/NBAE via Getty Images)
Atlanta head coach Tanisha Wright said Howard will be re-evaluated on Thursday.
Howard is the second member of the U.S. Olympic women’s 3×3 team to fall in two days. Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink took a fall on the court Tuesday night.
The Sparks announced Wednesday that the Stanford freshman has torn her anterior cruciate ligament, which will likely sideline her for the rest of the season and will definitely keep her out of the Olympics.
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Rhyne Howard, No. 10, of the Atlanta Dream, brings the ball down the court during a game against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center on June 19, 2024 in Minneapolis. (David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Only two players on the roster are healthy: TCU guard Hailey Van Lith and former Tennessee star Sierra Burdick. Stephanie Dolson, Alisha Gray, Jackie Young and Kelsey Plumb helped the U.S. win the gold medal in Tokyo.
Plumb and Young are both members of the U.S. Olympic women’s 5-on-5 team.
It’s unclear who the U.S. will replace Howard and Brink, with several names being mentioned including Aaliyah Boston, Dearika Hambly and Betnijah Laney Hamilton.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink (number 22) is injured and helped off the court by Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby (number 5) during a WNBA game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on June 18, 2024. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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FIBA, the world governing body of basketball, says that to be eligible to join a team, players must have two players ranked in the top 10 of the national rankings, two players ranked in the top 50 of the national rankings or two players with a minimum number of ranking points. To earn ranking points, players must participate in 3×3 events.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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