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The United States will play Argentina tonight in Men’s Olympic Basketball at 5:45 P.M. EST, hopefully destroying the Argentinians in the process. Although Team USA certainly hasn’t looked as good as they’re capable of playing, perhaps they’ll use their humiliating defeat in 2004 (the last time they lost an Olympic game) against Argentina as some bulletin board material. I know it’s ten years ago, but it’s still a sore subject among Team USA fans.
Argentina, who began playing somewhat well this tournament, still wound up with the unfortunate luck of playing the USA in the quarterfinals, so we expect their Olympic run to end today. But at least they beat Brazil, right?
Meanwhile, the USA has four players averaging double digits: Kevin Durant (16.8), Carmelo Anthony (15.2), Kyrie Irving (12.6), and Paul George (11.6). But their problem hasn’t been their offense as much as it has been the defense, and inability to stop backdoor cuts/passes.
USA vs. Argentina Olympic Basketball Game Viewing Details
Date: Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
Time: 10:00 AM EST
Event: Men’s Basketball
Teams: USA vs. Argentina
TV Channel: NBC Sports Network
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
Where: Carioca Arena 1 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
How To Stream USA vs. Argentina On Your Mobile Device
The game is going to be aired on the NBC Sports Network, which is part of the NBC family of networks, so NBC will be providing the live stream. Your best bet for a quality stream is going to be via the NBC Sports app, which has been already been live streaming Olympic soccer coverage for a few days now.
The only downside to the free app is that it requires a cable subscription log-in. That being said, if you don’t have one you can just ask your friends and family. The NBC Sports app works great for both mobile phones and tablets.
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How To Stream USA vs. Argentina on Your Computer
Similar to our suggestion for watching the USA vs. Argentina game on your mobile, head to NBC for the official coverage of the games. NBCOlympics.com is the official provider of online streams and NBCOlympics will even provide viewers with a free 30-minute preview for first-time users. (No word on whether or not that temporary pass will reset in incognito mode, but the safe bet is that it won’t.)
You can live stream the game at NBCOlympics.com
