How to watch basketball at the Tokyo Olympics, including the new 3-on-3 tournament

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics feature men’s and women’s tournaments for 5-on-5 and 3-on-3 basketball.
Olympic basketball games are spread across NBC, NBC Sports, USA, and CNBC.
The NBC Sports app streams every game, and US men’s games also stream on Peacock Premium ($5/month).

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games feature professional basketball players from top international leagues. Twelve nations qualified for the traditional men’s and women’s 5-on-5 tournaments, while the men’s and women’s 3-on-3 events each had eight teams.

As we reach the final weekend of the Olympics, the US men’s and women’s 5-on-5 teams will both play for gold medal medals. The men’s gold medal game will air live on Peacock Premium and NBC on August 6 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The women’s gold medal game will air live on NBC on August 7 at 10:30 p.m. ET.

The US men’s team is led by stars like Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, and Damian Lillard, but in the gold medal game they’ll face a French team with NBA talent like Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier, and Nicolas Batum. Luka Doncic of Slovenia will play in the bronze medal game against an Australian team with NBA players like Joe Ingle and Patty Mills on August 7.

The US women’s basketball team has won six consecutive Olympic gold medals dating back to 1996. This year’s squad is led by stars like Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart, and Brittney Griner.

Meanwhile, the 3-on-3 basketball competition has already come to a close. The US won the inaugural gold medal in the women’s 3-on-3 tournament while Latvia earned gold in the men’s 3-on-3. Teams representing the Russian Olympic Committee earned silver medals in both 3-on-3 events.

How to watch Olympic basketball

Nigeria's Atonye Nyingifa (R) vies with United States' Katie Lou Samuelson during the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament match between Nigeria and USA, on February 9, 2020, in Belgrade — Nigeria’s Atonye Nyingifa (R) vies with United States’ Katie Lou Samuelson during the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament match between Nigeria and USA, on February 9, 2020, in Belgrade.

To watch Olympic basketball you need access to NBC’s family of networks. Select games are airing on NBC, NBC Sports, USA, and CNBC.

If you already subscribe to a pay-TV provider with access to NBC’s channels, you can stream all Olympic basketball events through the NBC Sports app or NBCOlympics.com. This is the best way to catch all the action live, as a lot of the broadcast coverage will be shown as replays.

In addition, all US men’s basketball games will be streamed live on Peacock Premium, NBC’s standalone streaming service. Peacock Premium starts at $5 a month for ad-supported streaming.

If you’re not already subscribed to NBC channels through your cable provider, you can sign up for a live TV streaming service to follow Olympic basketball online.

Sling TV is one of the most affordable options, starting at $35 a month for Sling Blue with NBC, NBC Sports, and USA ($10 for new subscribers), and an additional $17 for CNBC and the Olympic Channel, which require extra sports and news packages. That’s $52 in total, or $27 if you’re a new Sling subscriber.

Other live TV options — like YouTube TV, FuboTV, and Hulu + Live TV — also include access to the necessary NBC stations but, while they all feature more channels than Sling, they’re also more expensive at $65/month each. If you’re just signing up to watch the Tokyo Games, Sling is a more economical option.