SANTIAGO, CHILE – OCTOBER 23: Jimmer Fredette of Team USA shoots the ball during the Gold Medal Game of Men’s Basketball 3×3 at Estadio Espanol on Day 3 of Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games on October 23, 2023 in Santiago, Chile.
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It’s 3×3 basketball time! Instead of traditional 5×5 full court basketball, this event features three players on one reserve player on each team playing half-court basketball. And overall, strategies, style of play and pace are faster and more energetic compared to traditional basketball.
For 2024, only eight national teams are competing for the gold, including the United States, Lithuania, China and others.
At a Glance: How to Watch Men’s 3×3 Basketball Summer Olympics Paris 2024 Online
Men’s 3×3 basketball starts on Tuesday, July 30, and ends at Place de la Concorde in Paris on Monday, Aug. 5. For their first match of the Summer Olympics, Team USA takes on Serbia in Men’s Pool Play on Tuesday, July 30, at 1:15 p.m. PT/4:15 p.m. ET on NBC.
Keep reading below for more details on how to watch men’s 3×3 basketball during the Summer Olympics in Paris, including with and without cable, as well as the schedule.
How to Watch Men’s 3×3 Basketball Summer Olympics Paris 2024 Without Cable
Since the entire Summer Olympics in Paris (including men’s 3×3 basketball) airs across NBC, E! and USA Network, it’s also streamable on internet-based streaming cable services. Sports fans and cord-cutters can watch for free on select streamers that offer complimentary trials, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV. You can also livestream the event on Peacock.
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Peacock
Peacock is the exclusive streamer of NBC, so you can watch men’s 3×3 basketball and all other 2024 Paris Olympics games on the service.
Not a Peacock subscriber? The streamer’s ad-supported Premium package is $7.99 per month (or $79.99 per year) or $13.99 per month ($139.99 per annually) for the ad-free Premium Plus plan. Aside from the Summer Olympics, you’ll also get access to originals including Apples Never Fall, In The Know, The Traitors, Ted and others; hit movies such as Oscar-winning Oppenheimer, Lisa Frankenstein, Drive-Away Dolls, Night Swim and others; live sports and entertainment from NBC Sports and WWE; and more than 50 “always-on” streaming channels.
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DirecTV Stream
Watch men’s 3×3 basketball during the Summer Olympics in Paris on DirecTV Stream, which offers NBC, E! and USA Network. The service also includes more than 90 other channels — like ABC, Fox, CBS, AMC, Bravo, ESPN and much more.
The streaming service has a free five-day trial available. Afterward, you can cancel the service or keep watching, with prices starting at $69.99 per month for the entry-level Entertainment plan.
Fubo
Watch men’s 3×3 basketball at the Olympics on NBC, E! and USA Network, as well as nearly 200 other news, entertainment and sports channels, with a subscription to Fubo starting at $79.99 per month.
In addition, other plans offer nearly 270 channels for the Elite plan for $80 per month, along with 276 channels, Showtime and 4K Ultra HD quality for the Premiere plan for $100 per month. The online TV streaming service also offers a seven-day trial for new subscribers, so you can watch NBC and USA Network online for free.
Hulu + Live TV
You can livestream the Summer Olympics in Paris online on NBC, E! and USA Network for free with a three-day trial to Hulu + Live TV. The streaming service has access to more than 90 other live channels — like BET, CNN, ESPN, Food Network and more — starting at $76.99 per month with ads and comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, as well as Disney+ and ESPN+.
Sling
Sling is another way to watch the 2024 Summer Olympics on NBC, E!, USA Network and USA Olympics 4K — and the live TV streaming service is on sale for half off your first month of service. With Sling Blue, eligible new subscribers can begin watching for as low as $22.50 for the first month or $70 for the first two months. After that, the Sling Blue plan is $45 per month.
Additionally, Sling Blue also has ABC, Bravo, Discovery Channel, NFL Network, National Geographic and other channels. (Note that Sling’s Orange plan does not include access to NBC.)
How to Watch Men’s 3×3 Basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics With Cable
Men’s 3×3 basketball during the Summer Olympics in Paris airs on NBC, E! and USA Network. You can watch by tuning in through your cable TV provider, on NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports mobile app with your cable TV account login — including streaming and traditional services such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Verizon, Xfinity and others.
Men’s 3×3 Basketball Summer Olympics Paris 2024 Dates, Schedule
Men’s 3×3 Olympic basketball begins on Tuesday, July 30, and the basketball tournament ends on Monday, Aug. 5, at Place de la Concorde in Paris. Scroll down for a complete schedule, including dates and team featured throughout the event. Learn more about Summer Olympics men’s 3×3 basketball here.
Tuesday July 30
- United States vs. Serbia, 1:15 p.m. PT/4:15 p.m. ET, NBC, DirecTV Stream
Wednesday, July 31
- United States vs. Poland, 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET, NBC, DirecTV Stream
Thursday, Aug. 1
- United States vs. Lithuania, 10 p.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, USA, DirecTV Stream
- United States vs. Latvia, 2:05 p.m. PT/5:05 p.m. ET, NBC, DirecTV Stream
Friday, Aug. 2
- United States vs. France, 9:30 p.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET, NBC, DirecTV Stream
- United States vs. China, 1:45 p.m. PT/4:45 p.m. ET, E!, DirecTV Stream
Sunday, Aug. 4
- United States vs. Netherlands, 10 p.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, E!, DirecTV Stream
Monday, Aug. 5
- United States vs. Netherlands, 12:40 a.m. PT/3:40 a.m. ET, E!, DirecTV Stream
- Semifinals: TBD vs. TBD, 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET, USA Network, DirecTV Stream
- Semifinals: TBD vs. TBD, 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, NBC, DirecTV Stream
- Bronze: TBD vs. TBD, 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET, E!, DirecTV Stream
- Gold: TBD vs. TBD, 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET, NBC, DirecTV Stream
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