The 2024 Paris Olympics entering the second day of pool play for men’s basketball with Group C matchups on the horizon. Fans interested in catching every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympics live should sign up for Peacock, which will be streaming every event of The Games.
The Puerto Rico vs. South Sudan men’s basketball game is scheduled to start Sunday at 5:00 a.m. ET and will be broadcast on CNBC and Peacock. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, both of which offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.
Puerto Rico is back in the Olympics for the first time since 2004 after qualifying last month. Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado along with former Celtics guard Tremont Waters lead the way for Puerto Rico who will try to make some noise in the Olympics for the first since upsetting Team USA in 2004. They will face off against a South Sudan squad that nearly upset the Americans in an exhibition game last month despite being 43-point underdogs. Former Celtic big Wenyen Gabriel also plays for the African qualifier.
Who: Puerto Rico vs. South Sudan
When: Sunday, July 28 at 5:00 a.m. ET
Where: Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France
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More coverage via the Associated Press:
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Train issues are not a problem for the basketball teams traveling from near the Belgium border to the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games. Buses are a nice substitute. The French women traveled by bus. So did the Belgian Cats. Nikola Milutinov, Uros Plavsic and Filip Petrusev skipped Serbia’s morning training session and jumped on a bus as well. Arson attacks affected France’s high-speed rail network. The trip by bus can be as short as 138 miles (222 km). The Canadian men and women already had decided not to attend. Both U.S. teams are staying in Paris. LeBron James is a flag-bearer for the Americans.
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VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Train issues are not a problem for the basketball teams making the trip from Lille and Villeneuve-D’Ascq near the Belgium border to the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games.
Buses work just fine.
As the host nation, the French women’s basketball team already was in Paris by early Friday afternoon, having boarded a bus for a trip that can be as short as 138 miles (222 km). The Belgian Cats also jumped on a bus for the trip, with Emma Meesseman serving as a flag-bearer for Belgium.
“It’s just amazing also to represent women’s basketball the way we’ve done in the past few years,” Meesseman said Thursday. “Coming to this second Olympics and being flag-bearer is incredible.”
Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo, selected as one of his country’s flag-bearers, avoided Friday’s train issues altogether. He left Lille on Thursday, traveling in a convoy of buses alongside players from a few other teams.
Nikola Milutinov, Uros Plavsic and Filip Petrus Friday skipped Serbia’s Friday morning training session and took buses to Paris as well. Most of Germany’s men’s team also boarded buses bound for the ceremony, having never planned to travel by train. The plan was to then immediately head back to Lille for Saturday’s game against Japan.
Arson attacks affected France’s high-speed rail network hours before the opening ceremony.
The U.S. women traveled on a Eurostar train on Thursday from London to Pierre Mauroy Stadium for practice. The Americans, who are looking for an eighth straight gold medal at these Olympics, then took a train after practice to Paris.
The U.S. men also are staying in Paris. LeBron James is one of the flag-bearers for the Americans.
Some teams — like the Australian Opals, who are dealing with the loss of Bec Allen to a hamstring injury — decided to watch the opening ceremony on TV.
The Australian men play Spain in the first game of group play Saturday with a morning tipoff, making the decision to stay near Pierre Mauroy Stadium easy.
Both the Canadian men, who play the fourth and final game Saturday night to kick off group play, and the women decided before Friday not to attend the opening ceremony.
Kayla Anderson said the logistics means lots of standing and waiting. The Canadians open group play Monday against host France, and any advantage can help against a team that should have plenty of hometown support.
“As much as it would have been fun, a cool experience to have, I’ll be watching from my room and cheering team Canada on,” said Alexander, who is taking part in her second straight Olympics.
