Olympics men’s basketball live stream: Watch Spain vs Argentina online

Olympics Men’s Basketball: Spain vs Argentina

The beginning of the preliminary round of Olympics men’s basketball saw Spain struggle far more than ever expected. As the favorites to win at least the silver medal, they dropped their first two games. Obviously that left them scrambling to try and make it to the elimination rounds. Now they look like they’ll be rolling through, but will have one more matchup as Spain vs Argentina takes the stage at Rio 2016.

Spain comes into this final preliminary round matchup with the same cast of characters needing to show up in a big way. Pau Gasol is still anchoring the squad on the interior while the likes of Sergio Llull, Ricky Rubio, Nikola Mirotic, and many other familiar faces surrounding him. They are still one of the most talented teams in the Games even now. However, they only sit in third place in Group B right now. Subsequently, finishing up pool play with a win over Argentina would be hugely beneficial to them.

Meanwhile, Argentina enters this matchup almost having to be a bit gassed after their double-overtime thriller against Brazil their last time out. However, that epic victory vaulted them into the top seed in Group B. Consequently, a win over this Spain squad would give them top honors going into the quarters. Regardless of outcome, though, this has the looks of another potential classic involving Argentina at Rio 2016.

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Details for Spain vs Argentina in Olympics men’s basketball are below:

Date: Monday, August 15
Start Time: 6 p.m. ET
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Arena: Carioca Arena 1
TV Info: NBCSN, Olympics Basketball Channel
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

NBCSN and the Olympics Basketball Channel will broadcast this game live. Live streaming, however, is available through NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. Login using a cable or satellite subscription to access the stream.