Basketball is consistently one of the most anticipated sports at every Olympics, and with LeBron James, Steph Curry, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson and dozens of other top NBA and WNBA stars competing in Paris, the 2024 Games will be no different. Team USA are heavy favorites on both the men’s and women’s sides, but as we’ve seen many times before in the international game, nothing can be taken for granted, and everything will be exciting.
If you live in the U.S., some games will be televised on NBC, CNBC or USA Network, while all of them will stream live on Peacock. This gives us a number of different live stream options depending on what exactly you’re looking for, so here’s a rundown on how to watch all basketball games at the 2024 Olympics.
Upcoming basketball games at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- July 30: Men’s Group A, Spain vs Greece, 5:00 a.m. ET, E!, Peacock
- July 30: Men’s Group A, Canada vs Australia, 7:30 a.m. ET, Peacock (USA Network starting at 9:00 a.m. ET)
- July 30: Men’s Group B, Japan vs France, 11:15 a.m. ET, Peacock
- July 30: Men’s Group B, Brazil vs Germany, 3:00 p.m. ET, Peacock
- July 31: Women’s Group A, Puerto Rico vs Spain, 5:00 a.m. ET, Peacock
- July 31: Women’s Group A, China vs Serbia, 7:30 a.m. ET, Peacock
- July 31: Men’s Group C, Puerto Rico vs Serbia, 11:15 a.m. ET, Peacock
- July 31: Men’s Group C, USA vs South Sudan, 2:45 p.m. ET, USA, Peacock
- August 1: Women’s Group C, Japan vs Germany, 5:00 a.m. ET, Peacock
- August 1: Women’s Group B, Australia vs Canada, 7:30 a.m. ET, Peacock
- August 1: Women’s Group B, France vs Nigeria, 11:15 a.m. ET, Peacock
- August 1: Women’s Group C, Belgium vs USA, 2:45 p.m. ET, USA, Peacock
Watch Olympics Basketball games on Peacock
As you can see, not every game will be televised on cable. As such, if you plan on watching every basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, you’ll need to subscribe to Peacock‘s “Premium” subscription. It sounds expensive, but it’s actually their most basic tier, and it will only cost you $8 for a month.
With a subscription to Peacock, not only will you be able to watch a live stream of every basketball game at the Olympics, but you’ll be able to watch every sport, event and moment from the Olympics, as well as a daily recap show. It also includes multi-view, allowing you to watch multiple events at once.
Is there a free Olympics Basketball live stream?
Though Peacock is the best choice if you want to watch every game, most of the biggest games — including all of Team USA’s — will be televised live on NBC, CNBC or USA Network. You can watch a live stream of all of these channels via either Fubo, YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream.
These are far more expensive long-term options than Peacock, and they don’t include as much Olympics content, but if you want to watch all of the televised coverage for free, this is the way to go. Fubo offers a seven-day free trial, while YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream will each give you five days, providing you with enough runway to watch all two weeks of the Olympics without ever having to pay anything.
Watch the Olympics Basketball live stream from abroad
If you’re outside of the United States, you’ll need to use a virtual private network (VPN) to stream the Olympics on any of the aforementioned services. Those are all geo-locked to the US, but a VPN can hide your location and get you around those restrictions.
NordVPN is our top choice, and it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee that lets you test it out risk-free. If you want some other options, though, we’ve also put together a list of the best VPN services and the best VPN deals that you can reference.
