FILE PHOTO: Basketball - EuroLeague Women - Final Four - Perfumerias Avenida v UMMC Ekaterinburg - Volkswagen Arena, Istanbul, Turkey - April 18, 2021 Perfumerias Avenida Katie Lou Samuelson in action REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
(Reuters) - U.S. Women's 3x3 basketball player Katie Lou Samuelson said she was devastated after being forced to pull out of the Olympics due to a positive COVID-19 test, despite being fully vaccinated.
USA Basketball said on Monday that Samuelson was placed under their health and safety protocols at the weekend, with Jackie Young taking her place in the squad alongside Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray and Kelsey Plum.
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