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The 12-team field for the men's basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics is set.

Team USA – loaded with stars such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid and others – figures to be a powerhouse, though there are plenty of global icons also vying for a chance at Olympic glory.

Established veterans like Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo, a two-time NBA MVP, and Serbia's Nikola Jokić, a three-time winner of the award, will join a younger crop of stars: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray from Canada and French phenom Victor Wembanyama are among the other standouts.


How to watch men's basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics:

Olympic action will be broadcast across the channels on the NBC network: NBC, CNBC, E!. Spanish language broadcasts will be available on Telemundo. Streaming will be available on Peacock, NBCSports.com. Streaming will also be available on Fubo.

Saturday, July 27:
Australia vs. Spain, 5 a.m. | CNBC (AUS wins 92-80)
Germany vs. Japan, 7:30 a.m. | Peacock (GER wins 97-77)
France vs. Brazil, 11:15 a.m. | CNBC (FRA wins 78-66)
Greece vs. Canada, 3 p.m. | CNBC (CAN wins 86-79)

Sunday, July 28:
South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico, 5 a.m. | CNBC (SSUD wins 90-79)
Serbia vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC (USA wins 100-84)

Tuesday, July 30:
Spain vs. Greece, 5 a.m. | E!
Canada vs. Australia, 7:30 a.m. | USA
Japan vs. France, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock
Brazil vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | Peacock

Wednesday, July 31:
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock
United States vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | USA

Friday, Aug. 2:
Japan vs. Brazil, 5 a.m. | Peacock
Australia vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. | USA
Canada vs. Spain, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock
France vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | E!

Saturday, Aug. 3:
Puerto Rico vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC
Serbia vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | CNBC

Tuesday, Aug. 6:
Quarterfinals
TBD vs. TBD, 5 a.m. | Peacock
TBD vs. TBD, 8:30 a.m. | USA
TBD vs. TBD, 12:00 p.m. | Peacock
TBD vs. TBD, 3:30 p.m. | USA

Thursday, Aug. 8:
Semifinals
TBD vs. TBD, 11:30 a.m. | USA
TBD vs. TBD, 3:00 p.m. | USA

Saturday, Aug. 10:

Third-place game: TBD vs. TBD, 5:00 a.m. | USA

Final: TBD vs. TBD, 3:30 p.m. | NBC

Slim Tubby wrote:It's crazy to see the boys from up north ranked #4 in the World Rankings. Living in northern MN, those of us that love to fish, hunt and run around in the woods consider ourselves in South Ontario.

Go Canucks! (Except against the place I pay my taxes)

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Demagoog wrote:I saw Jimmer Fredette is on the US 3x3 team. I don't know much about the players, but surely he is far and away the best player in that sort of format?

Demagoog wrote:I saw Jimmer Fredette is on the US 3x3 team. I don't know much about the players, but surely he is far and away the best player in that sort of format?

JustBuzzin wrote:So how does this work?

Is this single elimination we're out or do we get another chance?

durden_tyler wrote:

JustBuzzin wrote:So how does this work?

Is this single elimination we're out or do we get another chance?

Group Stage has four teams-- each country plays each other once.

Best 2 teams in each group advance to the QF (So 6 teams from 3 groups); the other 2 teams will be the next best two teams teams not topping the group (W-L record, point differential matters since there's going to be a bunch of ties) for the 8-team Quarterfinals.

KO rest of the way.

Demagoog wrote:I saw Jimmer Fredette is on the US 3x3 team. I don't know much about the players, but surely he is far and away the best player in that sort of format?

kcbworth wrote:Canada are quality. Should medal well

I normally don’t pay attention to these type of comments, but as an African, a leader in my community, and the president of the South Sudan Basketball Federation, I feel it is important to respond. This is for those who have asked about these comments, those who are offended by them, and everyone who has followed our story.

I’m not upset or angry at these ignorant remarks made by my former colleagues; I was more disappointed to see them coming from two individuals I’ve always respected. The comments made by Paul Pierce showed misinformation and a lack of research. However, he used it as a teachable moment to shed positivity once he was informed. Thank you to Paul Pierce for apologising, that i can respect.

Growing up, I heard many similar comments, and those very remarks are some of the things that motivated me to change the narrative. Africans now show solidarity and support for each other more than ever. Moments like this are not for us to get upset and lash out. Many Africans and Black people who embrace their African heritage are working hard to bring all Black people closer by educating and sharing stories and historic moments, teaching that we have much more in common than differences.