Cameron Brink Replaced by Sparks' Dearica Hamby on 3x3 USA Olympic Team After Injury
Joseph Zucker@@JosephZucker
Featured Columnist IVJune 24, 2024
USA Basketball named Los Angeles Sparks star Dearica Hamby as the replacement for Cameron Brink on the 3x3 women's team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Brink suffered a season-ending torn ACL earlier this month, ruling her out for this year's Summer Games in Paris.
Hamby is averaging 17.8 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 40.0 percent from beyond the arc though 17 games for Los Angeles.
USA Basketball 3x3 @usab3x3Let's get more gold <a href="https://twitter.com/dearicamarie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dearicamarie</a> 🤝<br><br>Dearica Hamby has been named to the 2024 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/3x3WNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#3x3WNT</a> for the Olympic Games in Paris! <a href="https://t.co/yTUTsTlMT8">pic.twitter.com/yTUTsTlMT8</a>
Beyond her performance on the court this year, the 30-year-old has already represented the United States in 3x3 competition. She helped the U.S. win gold in the 2023 AmeriCup, nailing a buzzer-beater in the final against Brazil.
USA Basketball 3x3 @usab3x3HAMBY CALLS GOLD!! 🇺🇸🥇<a href="https://twitter.com/Kelz_Hoop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kelz_Hoop</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/dearicamarie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dearicamarie</a> connect with 2.4 seconds left to win the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/3x3AmeriCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#3x3AmeriCup</a> title! <a href="https://t.co/fzTEM2g6bB">pic.twitter.com/fzTEM2g6bB</a>
USA Basketball was forced to call an audible after Brink went down injured in the Sparks' 79-70 defeat to the Connecticut Sun on June 18. The rookie forward had already been confirmed as a member of the 3x3 squad.
USA Basketball 3x3 @usab3x3Our Olympic Spark ✨<a href="https://twitter.com/cameronbrink22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cameronbrink22</a> is Paris bound! 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/3x3WNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#3x3WNT</a> <a href="https://t.co/KuSfaQFguJ">pic.twitter.com/KuSfaQFguJ</a>
Hamby will instead be joining Cierra Burdick, Rhyne Howard and Hailey Van Lith for the Summer Olympics.
The United States enters the event as the defending champion. Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young combined to deliver gold in Tokyo in 2021. Plum and Young, teammates on the Las Vegas Aces, have moved up to the 5x5 team for the Paris Games.
Team USA's first game is July 30 against Germany and the first of seven contests in the pool play phase.