This weekend, the United States’ pursuit of its fifth-consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball will continue.
The Americans will take on Puerto Rico in a game that will serve as the headliner of four Olympics basketball contests that will be played Saturday in France during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Following matchups against Serbia and South Sudan, the game against Puerto Rico is the last of group play for Team USA.
he Puerto Ricans, led by New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado, qualified for the Olympics by knocking of perennial medal contender Lithuania.
It's Puerto Rico's first Olympic appearance since the 2004 Athens Games, when it stunned Team USA 92-73.
Elsewhere on the men's side, Serbia and reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic will face off against South Sudan while China and Puerto Rico, as well as Spain and Serbia, will compete in Group A on the women's side.
The two men's games Saturday will be broadcast on linear television, with the United States and Puerto Rico facing off on NBC while Serbia and South Sudan will play later in the afternoon on CNBC.
China-Puerto Rico will air in Spanish, whereas Serbia-Spain is a digital-only option, meaning it appears just on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
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