US men miss qualifying for Olympic 3-on-3 basketball debut

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<p>GRAZ, Austria &mdash; 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The Dutch were joined by Latvia and Poland in an Olympic lineup that already included Japan, China, Russia and Serbia. The eighth place will be awarded at a tournament this week in Hungary for lower-ranked nations.</p>
<p>The U.S. women did advance in Austria to the Olympics along with France and Japan. </p>
<p>A final women’s place is also awarded this week in Hungary to complete the eight-nation Olympic field that includes China, Mongolia, Romania and Russia.</p>
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