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After dominating Germany in its last women’s Olympic basketball group stage game, Team USA moves on to face Nigeria today. Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner, A’ja Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu and all the talented athletes playing for Team USA have dominated competition in the group stage of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
The competition heats up as Team USA faces Nigeria in the knockout stage of the Paris Summer Games. Keep reading to find out how and when to watch today’s Nigeria vs. U.S. women’s Olympic basketball game, even if you don’t have cable
The Nigeria vs. U.S. women’s Olympic basketball game will be played on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT). The game will air on USA Network, and stream on Peacock and the platforms featured below.
While many cable packages include USA Network and the other channels broadcasting the 2024 Summer Olympics, it’s easy to watch the Olympic basketball if those channels aren’t included in your cable TV subscription, or if you don’t have cable at all. Your best options for watching are below. (Streaming options will require an internet provider.)
In addition to major sporting events like the 2024 Paris Olympics, Peacock offers its subscribers live-streaming access to NFL games that air on NBC and sports airing on USA Network. The streaming service has plenty more live sports to offer, including Big Ten basketball, Premier League soccer and WWE wrestling (including formerly PPV-only events such as WrestleMania). There are 80,000 hours worth of recorded content to watch as well, including hit movies and TV series such as “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation.”
A Peacock subscription costs $8 per month. An annual plan is available for $80 per year (best value). You can cancel anytime.
Top features of Peacock:
If you don’t have cable TV that includes USA Network, one of the most cost-effective ways to watch the Olympics, and all the major sporting events happening this summer and fall, is through a subscription to Sling TV. The streamer also offers access to Olympic qualifiers, the 2024 Paris Games, NFL football airing on NBC, Fox and ABC (where available) and NFL Network with its Orange + Blue plan.
That Orange + Blue plan normally costs $60 per month, but the streamer currently offers a half-off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $30. For the least expensive Olympic-watching option, the Blue plan includes the channels NBC, USA and E!, starting at $45 per month ($22.50 for your first month). A Sports Extra add-on is available ($15 per month) with 19 sports-centric channels, including Golf Channel, Big Ten Network, NFL RedZone, MLB Network and Tennis Channel.
The streamer has a new prepaid offering for football season called Sling TV Season Pass. You can get four months of the Orange + Blue tier, plus the Sports Extra add-on, for $219. That’s a savings of $81 over the usual price.
Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue plan:
You can also catch Team USA women’s basketball airing on network TV on Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to network-aired sports like the Tour de France, and almost every NFL game next season. Packages include the live feed of sports and programming airing on CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, NFL Network and more, so you’ll be able to watch more than just the Summer Olympics- all without a cable subscription.
To watch the 2024 Summer Olympic Games without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to Olympic events, you’ll have access to NFL football, Fubo offers NCAA college sports, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. Fubo’s Pro Tier is priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial.
Sports fans will want to consider adding on the $7.99 per month Fubo Extra package, which includes MLB Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Tennis Channel, SEC Network and more channels. Or upgrade to the Fubo Elite tier and get all the Fubo Extra channels, plus the ability to stream in 4K, for an extra $10 per month.
Top features of Fubo Pro Tier:
You can watch Team USA women’s basketball and more top-tier sports coverage, including NFL Network, with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including Golf Channel. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and every NFL game on every network next season with Hulu + Live TV, plus exclusive live regular season NFL games, popular studio shows (including NFL Total Access and the Emmy-nominated show Good Morning Football) and lots more.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month after a three-day trial.
Below is the schedule and results for Team USA women’s basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
All times Eastern
2024 Olympics Group Stage (Lille)
2024 Olympics Knockout Stage (Paris)
Women’s basketball at the Paris Summer Olympics will broadcast on USA Network. NBC and Telemundo will broadcast at least nine hours of coverage from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET each day. Other events will air on the USA Network, Golf Channel, CNBC and E!.
Peacock will livestream every event of the Paris 2024 Olympics, including the opening and closing ceremonies and every Olympic basketball game.
12 WNBA players make up the roster for Team USA’s women’s basketball team.
Napheesa Collier
Forward
Minnesota Lynx
Kahleah Copper
Guard/Forward
Phoenix Mercury
Chelsea Gray
Guard
Las Vegas Aces
Brittney Griner
Center
Phoenix Mercury
Sabrina Ionescu
Guard
New York Liberty
Jewell Loyd
Guard
Seattle Storm
Kelsey Plum
Guard
Las Vegas Aces
Breanna Stewart
Forward
New York Liberty
Diana Taurasi
Guard
Phoenix Mercury
Alyssa Thomas
Forward
Connecticut Sun
A’ja Wilson
Forward
Las Vegas Aces
Jackie Young
Guard
Las Vegas Aces
The gold medal game for women’s basketball is scheduled to be played on Sunday, August 11, 2024.
Team USA took home the gold medal at the Tokyo Summer Games after defeating event hosts Japan in the final. It was Team USA’s seventh consecutive women’s basketball gold medal.
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