The U.S. Olympic women's 3×3 team appeared to take another hit on back-to-back nights, when Atlanta Dream star Rhyne Howard left Wednesday night's game against the Minnesota Lynx.
Howard, who was leading the team with 15.4 points per game, left the game in the third quarter with a leg injury.
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Rhyne Howard, number 10 of the Atlanta Dream, talks with Cameron Brink, number 22 of the Los Angeles Sparks, during the game on June 16, 2024 at Gateway Center Arena in College Park in Atlanta. (Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images)
Atlanta head coach Tanisha Wright said Howard would be reevaluated Thursday.
Howard is the second member of the US Olympic women's 3×3 team to fall in as many days. Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink slipped on the court Tuesday night.
The Sparks announced earlier Wednesday that the Stanford rookie suffered a torn ACL. He's probably done with the rest of the season and will definitely miss the Olympics.
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Rhyne Howard, number 10 of the Atlanta Dream, brings the ball up court during the game against the Minnesota Lynx on June 19, 2024 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
TCU guard Hailey Van Lith and former Tennessee standout Cierra Burdick are the only healthy players left on the roster. Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum helped the United States win the gold medal in Tokyo.
Plum and Young are on the US Olympic women's 5-on-5 team.
It is unclear who the United States will replace Howard and Brink with. A few names have been mentioned, including Aliyah Boston, Dearica Hambry and Betnijah Lainey-Hamilton.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink, #22, suffered an injury and was assisted off the court by Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby, #5, during a WNBA game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Connecticut Sun on June 18, 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena. in Uncasville, Connecticut. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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FIBA, basketball's world governing body, says that to make the roster a team must have two players ranked in the top 10 in their country and two players in the top 50 in their country or have the 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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