Tuesday, July 13, 2021

USA Basketball: Full schedule for Tokyo Olympics & exhibitions

Tokyo Olympics Schedule
The men’s basketball action tips off on July 25 — two days after the Opening Ceremony in Tokyo — with 12 countries competing in the initial Group Phase.

Team USA will play in Group A against France, Iran and Czech Republic in order to qualify for the single-elimination Final Phase that begins on August 3.

All games will be played at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Date Matchup Time
Sunday, July 25 USA vs. France 8 a.m. ET
Wednesday, July 28 USA vs. Iran 12:40 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 31 USA vs. Czech Republic 8 a.m. ET
Tuesday, Aug. 3 Men’s Quarterfinals —
Thursday, Aug. 5 Men’s Semifinals —
Friday, Aug. 6 Men’s Gold Medal Game 10:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 7 Men’s Bronze Medal Game 7 a.m. ET
> FIBA: Roster Tracker | Details on Group & Final Phases

Exhibition Schedule
Team USA started training camp in Las Vegas on July 6. In addition to practices, the team will play exhibition games against Nigeria, Australia, Argentina and Spain.

Date Matchup Time
Saturday, July 10 Nigeria 90, USA 87 —
Monday, July 12 Australia 91, USA 83 —
Tuesday, July 13 USA vs. Argentina 6 p.m. ET
Friday, July 16 USA vs. Australia 6 p.m. ET
Sunday, July 18 USA vs. Spain 9 p.m. ET
USA Olympic Roster
The USA men’s basketball roster features 12 NBA players and three former gold-medal winners. Kevin Durant and Kevin Love have two gold medals (2012 and 2016) and Draymond Green has one (2016).

Player NBA Team
Bam Adebayo Miami Heat
Bradley Beal Washington Wizards
Devin Booker Phoenix Suns
Kevin Durant Brooklyn Nets
Jerami Grant Detroit Pistons
Draymond Green Golden State Warriors
Jrue Holiday Milwaukee Bucks
Zach LaVine Chicago Bulls
Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers
Kevin Love Cleveland Cavaliers
Khris Middleton Milwaukee Bucks
Jayson Tatum Boston Celtics





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