This year’s Olympic basketball tournament is set to be a star-studded affair with a number of NBA all-stars and champions playing for their respective countries. Of course, this includes a Team USA roster made up entirely of NBA players.
The roster is headlined by Team USA flagbearer LeBron James, returning to Team USA olympic action for the first time in 12 years; he previously played on the 2004 bronze medal team and the teams in 2008 and 2012 that took home gold.
He’s joined by a roster of 12 that includes three-time Olympic gold medalist and USA’s all-time Olympic statistical leader in total points Kevin Durant,three members of the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics, and NBA all-star Stephen Curry who makes his first appearance on an Olympic court this year.
It’s possible, though, that the team will start their Olympics without two star players; Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis have both missed practices over the past few days due to illnesss, but coach Steve Kerr is confident they’ll both be in the lineup.
USA Men’s Basketball is going for gold, and that starts today with the first game of the group stage. Below, we outlined everything you need to know to tune in to United States men’s basketball games at the 2024 Olympics.
US Men’s Basketball 2024 Olympics schedule:
The Olympic basketball tournament begins with a group stage, before moving onto quarterfinals, semifinals, a third-place game, and the gold-medal game. There are three games in the group stage.
Sunday, July 28
- vs. Serbia, 11:00 a.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
Wednesday, July 31
- vs. South Sudan, 3:00 p.m. ET (USA Network, Peacock)
Saturday, August 3
- vs. Puerto Rico, 11:15 a.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
If the US Men’s Basketball team advances beyond the group stage, quarterfinals will be played on August 6, semifinals. on August 8, the bronze medal game on August 10 and the gold medal game on the last day of the Olympics, August 11.
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How to watch US Men’s Basketball for free at the 2024 Olympics:
If you want to watch the US women’s soccer team in the group stage for free, consider stacking these two live TV streaming services that offer free trials and carry both USA Network and NBC. If you stagger your subscriptions, you’ll get eight days total free.
- DIRECTV Stream: five days free, then $79.99/month
- Hulu + Live TV: three days free, then $76.99/month
How to watch US Men’s Basketball at the 2024 Olympics on Peacock:
The official streaming home of the 2024 Olympics is Peacock, the streaming service from NBCUniversal. This year, Peacock is broadcasting over 5,000 hours of live coverage, which includes all 329 medal events and every single event leading up to them.
Peacock costs $7.99/month with ads and $13.99/month without ads, and since the Olympics wrap up on August 11, you’ll only need one month to watch the entire 2024 Games.
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US Men’s Basketball roster at the 2024 Olympics:
- Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat)
- Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns)
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
- Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)
- Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
- Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics)
- Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
- Derrick White (Boston Celtics)
When did the 2024 Olympics begin?
The Paris games officially began on July 26 with the opening ceremony.
When do the 2024 Olympics end?
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics will take place on August 11 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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