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USA's Hailey Van Lith Says After 3x3 Loss She Got Sick from Rain at Opening Ceremony

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The United States women got off to a rough start in their opening game at the 3x3 basketball tournament on Tuesday, losing to Germany, 17-13, a surprising loss for the defending gold medalists.

An illness that Hailey Van Lith has been battling during the Paris Games didn't help.

"I think I actually have a cold," she told reporters after the game. "I think it was from the rain in the opening ceremony. So, I think it's a combination of that, but I'll be fine. I played through it in the NCAA tournament, so there's nothing that's going to take me out.