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Olympic basketball games today: Team USA men vs. Serbia highlights Paris Games slate today
By Mark Giannotto, USA TODAY NETWORK,
19 hours ago
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JULY 17: Stephen Curry #4 of the United States drives to the basket guarded by Vanja Marinkovic #9 of Serbia during the first half of an exhibition game between the United States and Serbia ahead of the Paris Olympic Games at Etihad Arena on July 17, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Christopher Pike/Getty Images) Getty Images
The second day of preliminary round basketball games at the 2024 Paris Olympics also marks the first game for the United State men's basketball team.
LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum and the rest of Team USA will tip off their quest for a fifth-straight Olympic gold medal against Serbia in Group C play. This first game will feature a fascinating showdown between two players who have combined to win the past four NBA MVP awards – center Joel Embiid, making his first international appearance with Team USA in the Olympics, against Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic of Serbia. This will also mark the first Olympics appearance for Curry during his illustrious career.
In other Group C action, the Puerto Rican men's basketball team will play in its first Olympics since 2004 starting Sunday. Puerto Rico's roster features New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and former LSU star Tremont Waters.
Here's what you need to know about the slate of men's and women's basketball games on Sunday, July 28 at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including start time, TV channel information and streaming options:
2024 Paris Olympics Basketball schedule today
Men's Group C: South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico: 5 a.m. ET on CNBC, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com
Women's Group A: Spain vs. China: 7:30 a.m. ET on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com
Men's Group C: Serbia vs. United States: 11:15 a.m. ET on NBC, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com
Women's Group A: Serbia vs. Puerto Rico: 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com
NBC will broadcast the United States vs. Serbia Group C game live on Sunday. Universo and USA Network will broadcast a recording of the game at 1 p.m. ET (in Spanish) and 5 p.m. ET, respectively. The Group C game between Puerto Rico and South Sudan will be broadcast live on CNBC.
You can stream both games on Peacock or on Fubo , the latter of which carries USA Network and CNBC and offers a free trial to select users.
As for the two women's games that will take place on Sunday, each will be streamed on Peacock, NBC's streaming service.
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