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Here’s everything you need to know as Team USA eyes another run to the top of the Olympic podium

Basketball has been a fixture at the Olympics since 1936 when the first men’s tournament was held. Women’s basketball was added in 1976 and has been held in every Olympics since. The United States has ruled basketball at the Olympics since the sport was first introduced. The Team USA men have won 15 of the 18 tournaments they have competed…

Here are all the must-watch events (and how to watch them all live) on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympics.

The women’s 3×3 basketball team will face the Russian Olympic Committee on Wednesday for the first gold medal of the sport. The game will be available to watch on USA Network.

After losing to France in their opening game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the USA men’s basketball team beat Iran 120-66.

Nyjah Huston couldn’t medal, Noami Osaka wasn’t the only tennis superstar to lose early and Team USA men’s basketball sputtered early in a game vs. France. These are just some of the big upsets at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics so far.

There is no other competition in sports like the Olympics. The athletes who perform at the highest level of their sports train for years to represent their country at destinations like Tokyo in 2021. Over the last 125 years of Olympic competition, U.S. Olympians have given world-record-breaking performances that have stood the test of time. Here are some of the…

Team USA swimmers Caeleb Dressel, Nic Fink, Hali Flickinger and Regan Smith finished strong during their swim heats early Tuesday. All four will advance to the semifinals, which air on the USA Network Tuesday night.

The U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball team maintained their perfect run on Monday after beating both Italy and China. They have one more pool play against Japan on July 27 before they advance to the semifinals, which begin Aug. 5.

The United States men’s basketball team brought its recent woes to Tokyo. The issues that surfaced in the team’s exhibition games carried into the Olympic Games as the U.S. lost its opener to France in stunning fashion, falling 83-76. It was Team USA’s first loss in the Olympics since 2004. “You have to be honest. Look at their roster....

The women’s basketball tournament at the Olympics has turned into a battle for silver over the last 25 years — gold is already a given

Let’s take a look at just how dominant the USA teams have been by looking at some Olympic basketball records

JaVale McGee followed in the footsteps of his mother, Pamela, by becoming an Olympic athlete. Prior to his Olympic debut with the U.S. Men’s National Team, McGee was asked about his mom during USA basketball’s press conference, but it was a rather awkward question by a reporter who clearly did not do basic research or even a simple Google...

Here are the betting odds, top teams and key dates for the men’s basketball tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Gregg Popovich is regarded as the NBA’s best

The United States’ men’s basketball exhibition game against Australia scheduled for Friday night in Las Vegas has been canceled because of health and safety protocols.

USA Basketball finally made it look easy again

Team USA’s basketball team is stacked with talent from the NBA. ESPN basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla breaks down the biggest question marks heading into the Tokyo Olympics.

USA Basketball didn’t blow up Kevin Durant’s phone with repeated calls to beg and plead for him to play in the Tokyo Olympics