USA Basketball to Host Canada in Exhibition on July 10
The game will be played at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, ahead of London trip
Posted On: January 24, 2024 By :The USA Basketball men’s Olympic team will play host to Canada at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 10, the latest in a series of exhibition games announced to prepare the team before the 2024 Olympic Summer Games that start in July in Paris.
The game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time. Following Las Vegas, Team USA will head to London for two games at the O2 Arena against South Sudan on July 20 and Germany on July 22.
“USA Basketball is excited to return to Las Vegas as our men’s national team program looks forward to tipping off the journey to the 2024 Olympic Games there in July,” said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball chief executive officer. “The game at T-Mobile Arena against Canada is an important opportunity in our preparations and a great opportunity for our fans to support the U.S. national team before heading overseas.”
USA Basketball will hold training camp in Las Vegas, its longtime training hub. The United States qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games as one of the top two nations from the FIBA Americas zone at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in September. The American men will compete for their fifth straight Olympic gold medal and 17th overall.
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