Everything to know as the 3x3 basketball competition gets underway at the Paris Olympics, with both the U.S. men and women looking to capture gold.

This weekend, hundreds of 3x3 basketball competitors, coaches, volunteers, fans and family will descend on San Juan, Puerto Rico for the first-ever Special Olympics Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup.

The first basket was a feathery baseline jumper by Ivan Campos Martinez of Costa Rica, arcing just over the outstretched fingertips of an Australian defender. It was a sign of things to come, with ...