FOCUS ON-3x3 basketball at the Tokyo Olympics

Participants compete in a men's 3x3 basketball event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics 3x3 basketball test event at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, Japan May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Naoki Ogura

(Reuters) - Focus on 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:

THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The game is basically the same as traditional basketball, but played on a half court and with three players active instead of five. One substitute player sits on the bench.