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US women qualify for the Olympic debut of 3-on-3 basketball — but the men do not

GRAZ, AUSTRIA — When the 3-on-3 street version of basketball makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo, the United States men’s team won’t be there.

The US lost to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of an Olympic qualifying tournament on Sunday that offered three tickets to the eight-team lineup at the games.

The Americans were world champions in 2019 and had former NBA players Dominique Jones and Robbie Hummel on a four-player roster for the qualifying event in Graz, Austria.

The Dutch were joined by Latvia and Poland in an Olympic lineup that already included Japan, China, Russia and Serbia.