3x3 basketball: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	3on3 basketball

Photos

A player in a white jersey leaps for a layup while three defenders in blue jerseys attempt to block him during a FIBA 3x3 basketball game under an outdoor canopy.

3x3 basketball star Jimmer Fredette

3x3 basketball court

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Key People

Sabrina Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

American basketball player

Jimmer Fredette

Jimmer Fredette

American basketball player

Azurá Stevens

Azurá Stevens

American basketball player