Tiffany Hayes has been away from the Atlanta Dream along with teammate Aneika Henry because she was trying to lead Azerbajian to a medal in the 3x3 basketball competition at the European Games.

Hayes helped  Azerbajian win three of its first four games to reach the quarterfinals. Hayes made a one-point basket to break a 16-16 tie but Spain ended the match scoring the final three points to record the 19-17 win in the quarterfinals.

Hayes got off to a slow start with two points in the first two matches, a 15-11 loss to Switzerland and 14-10 win over Netherlands. In the final three matches she had 23 points including a team-high 10 in a 17-10 Round of 16 victory against Lithuania.

Russia won the gold medal beating Ukraine 22-17 in the championship game while Spain earned the bronze medal.

Hayes has played in five games for the Dream, scoring in double figures in each contest. Despite getting off to a tough start shooting the ball making 30 percent of her shots and shooting 27 percent from 3-point range, Hayes is Atlanta's second-leading scorer with an average of 12.2 points per game. Atlanta has a 1-3 record without Hayes heading into tonight's game against Washington.