The much-awaited Paris Olympics 2024 is about to start in a few days. With some of the best basketball stars participating, this edition of the Summer Games is expected to be the most exciting in a long time. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama and others will vie for the ultimate national honor in what is scheduled to be the best international basketball tournament in a long time.
The 1992 Dream Team set the tone for superstars to wear their national colors and compete in the Olympics. However, in those times, international teams were poor in terms of quality when compared to even the subsequent USA squads. Fast forward to today, and the scenario begs basketball fans to sit up and take notice.
International teams have leveled up. Enough to even give a scare or two to the star-studded Team USA during the friendlies. Therefore, it will not be a walk in the park like it was in the 1992 edition. Fans who have already made their way to Paris can watch the games up front. But for those who can only hope to watch the best of the best superstars from the NBA and international leagues go at each other, here is the list of mediums that will broadcast the games live.
Where to watch live broadcast of basketball from the Paris Olympics 2024?
Warner Bros Discovery has set up a war room of sorts to telecast the best quality broadcasts to every corner of the world. Their partners in the following countries will broadcast the games live:
The quality of play among international teams has improved drastically over the years (image via Open Source/X)United States
- Television broadcast partner – NBC
- Web streaming – Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
United Kingdom
- Television broadcast partner – Eurosport
- Web streaming – Discovery+, BBC iPlayer
Canada
- Television broadcast partner – CBC Gem, Radio Canada
- Live Streaming App – CBC Gem, Tou.tv
India
- Television broadcast partner – Sports 18
- Web Live streaming – JioCinema
Australia
- Television broadcast partner – Channel 9
- Web Live streaming – 9Now, Stan
Now that one has their respective mediums ready, below is the schedule for basketball as and when it will take place.
Basketball schedule at Paris Olympics 2024
After spending months trying to qualify for this edition of the Summer Games, 12 nations have made their way to Paris. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama and Giannis Antetokounmpo headline the list of superstars who will play. The most notable absentee is Luka Doncic, whose Slovenia lost to Antetokounmpo’s Greece in the qualifying finals.
Nikola Jokic going up against his NBA compatriots will be entertaining basketball (image via Open Source/X)That said, all of them will be in action starting from the 27th of July up until the last of the group stage games finish out on the 3rd of August. The group stage games will play out at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille. The table below depicts the knockout stages up until the Gold Medal game. All games will be held at the Accor Arena in Paris;
| Knockout Stages: | Dates | Participating Teams |
| Quarterfinals | 6th August | TBD |
| Semi Finals | 8th August | TBD |
| Bronze Medal Game | 10th August 11:30 a.m. CET | TBD |
| Gold Medal Game | 10th August 21:30 p.m. CET | TBD |
This basketball showdown is building up to be one of the greatest tournaments in the history of the sport. In no previous edition of the Olympics or any other international basketball tournament, has this many superstars shown their willingness to participate for their respective nations. Therefore, it is building up to be the standout event of the Paris Olympics 2024.
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