Dearica Hamby replaces Sparks teammate Cameron Brink on US 3x3 Olympic team
Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby dribbles down the court during the first half of a WNBA basketball against the Minnesota Lynx, game Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Minneapolis. Hamby is replacing Los Angeles Sparks teammate Cameron Brink, who suffered a torn ACL last week, on the U.S. Olympic 3x3 basketball team. Credit: AP/Abbie Parr
NEW YORK — Dearica Hamby will replace injured Los Angeles Sparks teammate Cameron Brink on the U.S. 3x3 Olympic basketball team.
Brink tore the ACL in her left knee last week while playing in a WNBA game against the Connecticut Sun.
Hamby joins Hailey Van Lith, Cierra Burdick and Rhyne Howard on the squad that will compete at the Paris Games next month. The U.S. won the inaugural 3x3 Olympic gold medal in Tokyo in 2021.
Hamby was MVP of the 2023 3x3 AmeriCup and was part of the national team camp in Springfield, Massachusetts, in April.