Olympic Basketball TV Schedule: Channel Listings and Live Stream for Each Day
Every four years, the United States of America hosts a basketball clinic.
That clinic is also known as the Summer Olympics. Luckily, your TV schedule provides access to live games to that you can witness the U.S.’s display of domination. It may will get ugly at times, but if you miss a second of the action, you’ll regret it.
Of course, Team USA point guard Chris Paul stressed that they aren’t unbeatable. According to the Associated Press, Paul said (via Washington Post):
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""I think for us, it’s about going out there and playing the right way and worrying about us. We go into games, fortunately we know that we’re probably going to be the most talented team there, but that doesn’t always win games for you."
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CP3 shouldn’t be so modest. In a pre-Olympics exhibition against Spain—a club labeled the greatest threat to the Americans’ quest for a gold medal—the U.S. won in a 100-78 blowout.
While the men’s squad always goes in to the Olympic Games hyped as a Dream Team, the nation’s women are even more dominant on the hardwood.
For example, Candace Parker and company embarrassed Croatia in an exhibition by the score of 109-55. A mercy rule may or may not be necessary.
More recently, though, they struggled to beat Turkey 80-61. Head coach Geno Auriemma was actually thankful his team finally received a challenge. The Associated Press reported that he said (via Charlotte Observer):
""I think it’s better for us. We had to make plays, we had to get stops and they are a really, really good team. We gave them a lot of life. We missed a lot of opportunities that would have made it much easier for us. Maybe in the long run that’s better, too."
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Here are the complete channel listings for every Olympic basketball contest in the competition. Not near a television? Watch games online at NBCOlympics.com.
Men's TV Schedule
| Channel | Matchup | Date | Time (ET) |
| NBC Basketball | Nigeria vs. Tunisia | Sunday, July 29 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Brazil vs. Australia | 6:00 a.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | USA vs. France | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Spain vs. China | 11:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Russia vs. Great Britain | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Argentina vs. Lithuania | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | China vs. Russia | Tuesday, July 31 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | Australia vs. Spain | 6:15 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Lithuania vs. Nigeria | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Great Britain vs. Brazil | 11:45 a.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | France vs. Argentina | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Tunisia vs. USA | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | France vs. Lithuania | Thursday, August 2 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | Australia vs. China | 6:15 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Argentina vs. Tunisia | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Brazil vs Russia | 11:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Spain vs. Great Britain | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | USA vs. Nigeria | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Tunisia vs. France | Saturday, August 4 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Russia vs. Spain | 6:15 a.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Lithuania vs. USA | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | China vs. Brazil | 11:45 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Great Britain vs. Australia | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Nigeria vs. Argentina | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Australia vs. Russia | Monday, August 6 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | Tunisia vs. Lithuania | 6:15 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | France vs. Nigeria | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Great Britain vs. China | 11:45 a.m. | |
| MSNBC/NBC Basketball | Spain vs. Brazil | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | USA vs. Argentina | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Quarterfinal Game 1 | Wednesday, August 8 | 9:00 a.m. |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Quarterfinal Game 2 | 11:00 a.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Quarterfinal Game 3 | 3:00 a.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Quarterfinal Game 4 | 5:15 a.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Semifinal Game 1 | Friday, August 10 | 12:00 p.m. |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Semifinal Game 2 | 3:30 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Bronze-Medal Game | Sunday, August 12 | 6:00 a.m. |
| NBC/NBC Basketball | Gold-Medal Game | 10:00 a.m. |
Women's TV Schedule
| Channel | Matchup | Date | Time (ET) |
| NBC Basketball | China vs. Czech Republic | Saturday, July 28 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | Canada vs. Russia | 6:00 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Turkey vs. Angola | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBC/NBC Basketball | USA vs. Croatia | 11:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Brazil vs. France | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Australia vs. Great Britain | 5:00 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Croatia vs. China | Monday, July 30 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | Czech Republic vs. Turkey | 6:15 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | France vs. Australia | 9:30 a.m. | |
| MSNBC/NBC Basketball | Russia vs. Brazil | 11:45 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Great Britain vs. Canada | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Angola vs. USA | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Canada vs. France | Wednesday, August 1 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | China vs. Angola | 6:15 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Australia vs. Brazil | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Great Britain vs. Russia | 11:45 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Croatia vs. Czech Republic | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | USA vs. Turkey | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Angola vs. Czech Republic | Friday, August 3 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | Russia vs. Australia | 6:15 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Brazil vs. Canada | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Turkey vs. China | 11:45 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | France vs. Great Britain | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Czech Republic vs. USA | 5:00 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | France vs. Russia | Sunday, August 5 | 4:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | Angola vs. Czech Republic | 6:15 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Canada vs. Australia | 9:30 a.m. | |
| NBC/NBC Basketball | China vs. USA | 11:30 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Croatia vs. Turkey | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Great Britain vs. Brazil | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Quarterfinal Game 1 | Tuesday, August 7 | 9:00 a.m. |
| NBC Basketball | Quarterfinal Game 2 | 11:15 a.m. | |
| NBC Basketball | Quarterfinal Game 3 | 3:00 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Quarterfinal Game 4 | 5:15 p.m. | |
| NBCSN/NBC Basketball | Semifinal Game 1 | Thursday, August 9 | 12:00 p.m. |
| MSNBC/NBC Basketball | Semifinal Game 2 | 4:00 p.m. | |
| MSNBC/NBC Basketball | Bronze-Medal Game | Saturday, August 11 | 12:00 p.m. |
| NBC/NBC Basketball | Gold-Medal Game | 4:00 p.m. |
David Daniels is a featured columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.
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