Team USA’s Olympic TV Schedule
This is when Dwight’s playingNow that you got your Olympic jersey, your Team USA boxers, and your baldie D-Wade screen saver, there’s only one thing left to get you properly ready for the Games: a schedule of all Team USA action.
Even though the Opening Ceremonies are tonight, the only hoop action will be the squad walking through Beijing’s National Stadium. Also, look out for Dirk and Yao carrying their nation’s flag tonight. That’s got to be one of the coolest honors a person can get.
Sunday August 10th, 10:15 AM EST
Team USA vs. China
Live on NBC
Tuesday August 12th, 8 AM EST
Team USA vs. Angola
Live on the USA Network at 8 AM
Thursday August 14th, 8 AM EST
Team USA vs. Greece
Live on the USA Network
Saturday August 16th, 10:15 AM EST
Team USA vs. Spain
Live on NBC
Monday August 18th, 8 AM EST
Team USA vs. Germany
Live on the USA Network
Depending on where Team USA places among the top four teams in their group, they start the quarter finals on Wednesday, August 20th. The order of the games hasn’t been determined yet, but the four games will be played at 2:30 AM EST, 4:45 AM EST, 8 AM, and 10:15 AM, all on the NBC Olympic Basketball channel.
The semifinals will be played on Friday, August 22nd at 8 AM EST and 10:15 AM EST, live on NBC.
The Gold Medal game will be Sunday, August 24th at 2:30 AM live on NBC. Hopefully we don’t have to worry about the Bronze Medal game at Midnight on the 24th.
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August 8th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Martin says:
Manu is carrying the flag too!
August 8th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Ernesto says:
As did AK-47. Waddaya know… the Spurs and Jazz overlooked again.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
shake&bake says:
Those last 3 games should be good tests.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
that's whats up says:
I rememeber in ’92 when Charles Barkley said:
“I don’t know anything about Angola, but Angola is in trouble”.
Still one of my favorite lines.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Harvey Dent says:
May Team USA drink the blood of every other country’s men, women, and children and bathe in their tears!!!!!!!!
August 8th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Now that is some aggressive patriotism Harvey. I totally support that call to action, despite it’s barbaric nature.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
JarrJohnson says:
Gotta set the DVR.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Jim says:
I am not going to be late for church, because that game will be over by half time.
Please feel free to point out that this statement highlights 2 of the 5 reasons everyone hates Americans.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
doc says:
Good look on the schedule fellas.They dont replay the games?.I be in workout mode by 8:15.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Damon says:
@ shake&bake
thx for the respect, but for us germans the quarterfinals would be great. kaman made us tougher, but even greece and spain are too good for us.
and team usa…maybe only 20
August 8th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Damon says:
@doc
just start at 6. had to do that while i was in school.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
doc says:
@Damon-I would but I go to workouts and the schedule be set.7-9.
August 8th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Gary Payton says:
@ Harvey
That was hilarious.
August 8th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
weezy f says:
quoting borat tho?!?
August 8th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
rlf says:
enjoy dime magazine
BEIJING (AP) – Welcome back to my Olympic diary. I just left the opening ceremony and it was awesome. China did a great job with the torch lighting and the fireworks.
But the one thing we all learned is Kobe (Bryant) is the most popular player here, maybe the most popular athlete at the Olympics. The crowd was chanting his name, “Kobe, Kobe,” and the volunteers who were supposed to be guiding us were trying to get autographs. It is so out of control with Kobe that LeBron James cracked, “I thought I was famous until I got here with Kobe.” Kobe is big here in China.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-08-08-380795852_x.htm
It didn’t take me long to figure out where Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was holding court with the international media. Just look for the scrum. What I didn’t figure though was how hard it was going to be making a photograph of the star.
With cameramen, photographers, sound techs and reporters vying for position, I dove right in. The scrum was six-deep at one point before people starting tripping on one another.
That led to the whole group falling on one another as everyone fell to the left. Then came the overcorrection to the right when new people tried to take advantage of a now open spot. Before long the group was swaying back and forth. As I backed away from the futile effort, USA basketball officials stepped in to try and give Kobe a little space.
I thought the Tom Brady press conference at this year’s Super Bowl was the more over-the-top press conference scene I have witnessed.
But this one beats it, slam dunk.
http://olympicsblog.dallasnews.com/NS_08USAbasket5.JPG
http://olympicsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/a-media.html
August 8th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
weezy f says:
does it really matter that kidd is battling a head flu?
August 8th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
MG says:
THANK YOU for this breakdown. It’s so freaking confusing to figure out which station is playing which games and all that. Much appreciated.
August 8th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Andy says:
Good thing I’m unemployed
Aint got no dang job stoppin’ me from watchin’ games!
August 8th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Tbone says:
Jim, That’s What’s Up, Harvey Dent, & Say It Aint So, you guys are crackin me up.
Ernesto and Martin, nobody cares .
August 8th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
miljan23 says:
I agree with everything Tbone said…lol they’re being overlooked again.
August 8th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
AB_40 says:
the best bball game this weekend is spain greece sunday morning or saturday night for you guys in the states?
I’ll skip the club just for that game haha…
USA china will be the most watched event on that sunday.
Do you know the chinese chear EVERY time yao touches the ball? If that ain’t pressure I don’t know what is.
August 8th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
s.bucketz says:
any1 kno any sites taht are streaming the games???if not ima b at the casino a lot nd i duno if my pockets can hadnle that right now
August 8th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
VQueezie says:
PLEASE NBC play some of that NBA on NBC roundball rock when you show the basketball games!!!! for old times sake
August 9th, 2008 at 12:20 am
weezy f says:
hawks matched offer for smith
August 9th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Meica says:
Seriously?! TWO GAMES on NBC?! What’s a guy with no cable like me supposed to do? I can’t really go to a bar at seven in the morning now, can I?!
Does anyone know if there are any rebroadcasts?
August 9th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
it aint easy being green says:
@ meica
man up and hit the bar @ 7.
its 5:00 somewhere, like china