Olympic basketball games today: Greece vs. Canada highlights Paris Games slate

One of the most anticipated events at the 2024 Paris Olympics gets underway on Saturday.

Eight countries will be in action on Saturday as they look to win a gold medal in the 5-on-5 basketball event that lasts from July 27 to August 11, when the women’s gold medal game is scheduled.

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On Saturday, however, the men’s bracket will start first, which features some of the Olympics’ top contenders like France and Canada. The slate is headlined by a matchup between Greece and Canada, which will feature first-team All-NBA performers Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada).

Each team in Olympic basketball will compete against three opponents in the group stage before hopefully advancing to bracket play, which eight teams qualify for. There are three groups (A, B and C) and each consists of four teams.

Here’s the opening schedule for the men’s Olympic basketball tournament in 2024:

Olympic basketball games today

Here’s the full slate of games for the opening day of basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics:

• Spain vs. Australia (men’s basketball Group A) | 5 a.m. ET | NBC

• Germany vs. Japan (men’s basketball Group B) | 7:30 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)

• France vs. Brazil (men’s basketball Group B) | 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)

• Greece vs. Canada (men’s basketball Group A) | 3 p.m. | CNBC

What channel is Olympic basketball games on today?

• TV channel: NBC, CNBC

• Streaming: Peacock, Fubo

Saturday’s slate of Olympic basketball games will air live on NBC’s family of networks, which includes NBC, USA Network, CNBC and Peacock, NBC’s exclusive streaming platform.

All Olympic events will be available to stream on Peacock or Fubo, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

Olympic basketball score, results today

• Spain vs. Australia (men’s basketball Group A)

• Germany vs. Japan (men’s basketball Group B)

• France vs. Brazil (men’s basketball Group B)

• Greece vs. Canada (men’s basketball Group A)

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