The knockout round of the men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics begins Tuesday, with the eight teams that advanced out of the group stage competing in single-elimination games for a chance at Olympic gold. Team USA remains the odds-on favorite, entering the quarterfinals as the No. 1 seed after going undefeated in Group C with the tournament’s best point differential, outscoring Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico by a combined 67 points.
Stiff competition awaits the Americans, though. The semifinals could feature a rematch with Serbia, led by three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokiu0107 and ace scorer Bogdan Bogdanoviu0107, while the other side of the bracket features loads of NBA talent: fellow undefeated group winners Canada and Germany, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece, and host nation France, paced by twin towers Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama.