With the Tokyo Games pushed to 2021, 3×3 basketball will have to wait another year to make its Olympics debut.
For Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson, an adviser for USA Basketball’s 3×3 teams, the postponement means a prolonged standby period.
“There’s not really much 3×3 to do right now, just until we know what we’re doing,” Lawson said in a recent telephone interview. “Unless my players change, I’m ready for whenever they say, ‘Let’s go.’”
Team USA has already named its four-person rosters for both men and women, but neither squad has qualified yet for the Olympics.