The United States and Canada will begin their men’s basketball exhibition tour with a showdown between two of the best teams in the tournament on Wednesday.
Team USA is as star-studded as ever, headlined by a generational trio of LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. Canada is putting forth its best team in the country’s history, headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray and RJ Barrett.
The North American foes will face off in a tune-up game to put their talent to the test ahead of tip-off for the Olympics on July 28.The Sporting News has you covered with live updates, highlights and more from all the action below.
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USA vs. Canada live updates, results, highlights from 2024 Olympics showcase game
(All times Eastern)
Pregame
9:00 p.m.: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is lead ing the way for Canada ahead of the big matchup with Team USA.
The @CanBball squad is in the building for their matchup with @usabasketball in Las Vegas 🍁🏀
Catch all the action at 10:30pm ET on SN1. 📺
🎥: @NBA pic.twitter.com/2Y8oEEM5dG
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.: The King is in the building for Team USA’s exhibition showdown with Canada.
LeBron arrives for @usabasketball Showcase action 👀
📺 10:30pm/et against Canada on FS1! pic.twitter.com/HSia2OulZI
— NBA (@NBA) July 10, 2024
What channel is USA vs. Canada on tonight?
- Start time: 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT)
- TV channel (U.S.): Fox Sports 1
- TV channel (Canada): Sportsnet ONE
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball showcase game against Canada will be broadcast nationally on Fox Sports 1 from Las Vegas. Viewers in Canada can watch on Sportsnet ONE.
How to watch USA Basketball before Olympics
All five of Team USA’s men’s basketball exhibition games will be broadcast live on Fox’s family of networks.
After taking on Canada in Las Vegas, the Americans will travel to Abu Dhabi for two more exhibition games against Australia and Serbia. It will then travel to London for its final two exhibition games against South Sudan and Germany.
You can stream Team USA games online with fuboTV, which offers a free seven-day trial.
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| July 10 | USA vs. Canada | 10:30 p.m. | FS1 |
| July 15 | USA vs. Australia | 12 p.m. | FS1 |
| July 17 | USA vs. Serbia | 12 p.m. | FS1 |
| July 20 | USA vs. South Sudan | 3 p.m. | FOX |
| July 22 | USA vs. Germany | 3 p.m. | FOX |
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When do the Olympics start?
The opening ceremony at the 2024 Olympics is July 26. The men’s basketball tournament tips off the next day on July 27 and ends with the medal games on Aug. 10.
Team USA is one of 12 teams to qualify for the Paris Olympics. It will play in Group C with Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico.
You can stream Team USA games online with fuboTV, which offers a free seven-day trial.
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
| July 28 | USA vs. Serbia | 11:15 a.m. | NBC |
| July 31 | USA vs. South Sudan | 3 p.m. | NBC |
| Aug. 3 | USA vs. Puerto Rico | 11:15 a.m. | NBC |
| Aug. 6 | Men’s basketball quarterfinals | TBD | |
| Aug. 8 | Men’s basketball semifinals | TBD | |
| Aug. 10 | Men’s basketball gold-medal game | TBD | |
| Aug. 10 | Men’s basketball bronze-medal game | TBD |
