Oh, if David Stern could see this.
The late NBA commissioner’s dream of growing the highest levels of basketball far outside of the United States’ borders couldn’t be more evident than the reigning, three-time NBA MVP heading into the opening game of his Olympics tournament to face Team USA.
Nikola Jokić gets top billing every time he steps on the court for the Denver Nuggets, but he’ll have a tall task in leading Serbia into Group C play against a Team USA loaded with basketball icons up and down the roster. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum lead a host of future Hall of Famers into Paris, with the USA looking for an eighth gold medal in nine tries since the Dream Team first featured NBA players at the Olympics in 1992.
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Date: Sunday, July 28
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Time: 11:15 a.m. ET/8:15 a.m. PT
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Where: Pierre Mauroy Stadium | Lille, France
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TV channel: USA Network
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Streaming: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
Stay with Yahoo Sports for live updates throughout the game as Team USA takes on Serbia in one of the most highly anticipated Olympic men’s basketball group stage matchups of the modern era.
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