Team USA 3x3 women's basketball team takes another major hit ahead of Olympics

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The U.S. Olympic women’s 3x3 team appeared to take another hit on back-to-back nights, as 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, exited the game in the third quarter with a lower-leg injury.

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Rhyne Howard, #10 of the Atlanta Dream, talks with Cameron Brink, #22 of the Los Angeles Sparks, during the game on June 16, 2024 at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta. (Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images)

Atlanta head coach Tanisha Wright said Howard would be re-evaluated on Thursday.

Howard is the second member of the U.S. Olympic women’s 3x3 team to go down 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. She is likely finished for the rest of the season and will definitely miss the Olympics.

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Rhyne Howard, #10 of the Atlanta Dream, brings the ball up court during the game against the Minnesota Lynx on June 19, 2024 at 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 U.S. win the gold medal in Tokyo.

Plum and Young are on the U.S. Olympic women’s 5-on-5 team.

It is unclear who the U.S. will replace Howard and Brink with. A few names have been