Where to watch the Tokyo 2021 Olympics basketball in the UK

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics basketball set to start this weekend, despite no GB team presence, every UK hoops fan is wondering where to watch the basketball from the UK.

Tipping off on Sunday 25th July, 12 of the best teams in the world are split into 3 groups, with the top 2 set to advance from each pool, along with the two best third-placed teams to set up the quarter-finals.

On the men’s side, Argentina, Australia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Spain, Slovenia and USA will be facing off.

On the women’s side, Korea, Serbia, Canada, Spain, Nigeria, Japan, France, USA, Australia, Puerto Rico, China and Belgium will be battling it out.

Where Can I Watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Basketball in the UK?

Despite BBC being set to show 350 hours of coverage live and free to air across the Red Button, iPlayer and BBC Sport website, there is not a clear schedule on what they will actually be covering during their broadcast times.

Additionally, the BBC only has the rights to show two sports at the same time.

The BBC is allowed to show two sports at the same time – Discovery+ / Eurosport have the rights (as they do across Europe) for all sports at the same time.

It’s a shame, but this is an issue with sports rights / the Olympics / IOC and not really public service broadcasters.

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) July 24, 2021

Therefore, the best option is Eurosport, which will be shown on their broadcast channel, the Eurosport app and discovery+ – which will cost £6.99 a month or there is a special offer at the moment of £29.99 for the first year.

Eurosport has the rights to show all sports at the same time, so will feature the basketball in its entirety.

If you already have Amazon Prime, you can get Eurosport Player through it for £6.99 per month by clicking here.

And if you are looking for a team to adopt – try Iran. Former Manchester Magic and England U18 big man Aaron Geramipoor is suiting up inside for the squad, having represented Iran at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2019.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Basketball Schedule – UK (5v5)

Sunday 25th July
Men
02:00 Iran vs Czech Republic
05:40 Germany vs Italy
09:20 Australia vs Nigeria
13:00 France vs USA

Monday 26th July
Men
05:40 Argentina vs Slovenia
13:00 Japan vs Spain

Women
02:00 Korea vs Spain
09:20 Serbia vs Canada

Tuesday 27th July
Women
02:00 Japan vs France
05:40 Nigeria vs USA
09:20 Australia vs Belgium
13:00 Puerto Rico vs China

Wednesday 28th July
Men
02:00 Nigeria vs Germany
05:40 USA vs Iran
09:20 Italy vs Australia
13:00 Czech Republic vs France

Thursday 29th July
Men
05:40 Slovenia vs Japan
13:00 Spain vs Argentina

Women
02:00 Canada vs Korea
09:20 Spain vs Serbia

Friday 30th July
Women
02:00 Belgium vs Puerto Rico
05:40 USA vs Japan
09:20 France vs Nigeria
13:00 China vs Australia

Saturday 31st July
Men
02:00 Iran vs France
05:40 Italy vs Nigeria
09:20 Australia vs Germany
13:00 USA vs Czech Republic

Sunday 1st August
Men
05:40 Argentina vs Japan
09:20 Spain vs Slovenia

Women
02:00 Canada vs Spain
13:00 Korea vs Serbia

Monday 2nd August
Women
02:00 Nigeria vs Japan
05:40 France vs USA
09:20 China vs Belgium
13:00 Australia vs Puerto Rico

Tuesday 3rd August
Men Quarter-Finals begin – match-ups, times, TBC.

Wednesday 4th August
Women Quarter-Finals begin – match-ups, times, TBC.

Where to Watch the 3×3 Basketball from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the UK

The 3×3 basketball – featuring in the Olympics for the very first time – is also available on Eurosport.

If you already have Amazon Prime, you can get Eurosport Player through it for £6.99 per month by clicking here.

Find the full schedule of the 3×3 basketball here.