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USA Women’s Basketball is officially back in action today at the 2024 Olympics going after their eighth consecutive gold medal and their 10th overall.
Team USA has always been dominant in the Olympic women’s basketball tournament — there have only been three Olympics since women’s basketball was introduced in 1976 and Team USA didn’t take home the gold.
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This year’s team is led by captain and five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi, who is playing in her sixth Olympics. The team, made up of all WNBA players, also features two New York Liberty stars: Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu.
USA Women’s Basketball is going for an eighth gold in a row, 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 women’s basketball games at the 2024 Olympics.
US Women’s Basketball 2024 Olympics schedule:
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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.
Monday, July 29
- vs. Japan, 3:00 p.m. ET (USA Network, Peacock)
Thursday, August 1
- vs. Belgium, 3:00 p.m. ET (USA Network, Peacock)
Sunday, August 4
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- vs. Germany, 11:15 a.m. ET (USA Network, Peacock)
If the US Women’s Basketball team advances beyond the group stage, quarterfinals will be played on August 7, semifinals on August 9, and both the bronze medal game and the gold medal game on the last day of the Olympics, August 11.
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How to watch US Women’s Basketball for free at the 2024 Olympics:
If you want to watch the US women’s basketball 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
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How to watch US Women’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, plus multi-view and the Gold Zone whip-around show.
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.
PEACOCK US Women’s Basketball roster at the 2024 Olympics:
- Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm)
- Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces)
- Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty)
- Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury)
- Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces)
- A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces)
- Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty)
- Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx)
- Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury)
- Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces)
- Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun)
- Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury)
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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