US not among initial qualifiers for 3-on-3 hoops at Olympics

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. men’s and women’s teams weren’t among the eight qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics in 3-on-3 basketball announced Friday.
The Americans needed to be one of the top four teams in the FIBA Federation rankings to earn the automatic berths to next year’s Olympics. The U.S. men were fifth and the women 12th.
Russia led the way with both its men’s and women’s teams qualifying. The Russian men’s team will be joined by Serbia, China