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USA vs. Serbia FREE LIVE STREAM (8/8/24) | Start time, TV Channel, Watch Team USA basketball game online. Team USA, featuring the some of best basketball players of all time like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, takes on Serbia with reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic in a 2024 Paris Olympics basketball semi-finals game on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, (8/8/24).

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The United States and Serbia tangled in their Group C opener, which was won by the American side, 110-84. That victory backed a 105-79 thumping delivered by the USA to Nikola Jokic and Serbia in Abu Dhabi as part of the USA’s five-game slate of exhibitions. Team USA dominated its way past Brazil, 122-87, in the quarterfinals for its third 20-plus point win in four Olympics games.

Seven USA players scored at least nine points in that quarterfinal victory over Brazil, topped by Devin Booker’s 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range.

Outside of a 107-66 blowout win over Puerto Rico, Serbia had to work harder to reach this point in the 2024 Olympics, most recently with a 95-90 victory over a tough Australia team in the quarterfinal round.

Here’s what you need to know:

What: 2024 Paris Olympics

Who: Team USA vs. Serbia

When: Aug. 8, 2024

Time: 3 p.m. ET

Channel: USA Network

He first played on the U.S. Olympic team as a 19-year-old. He did it again in his 20s, twice. And now, a few months from turning 40, he’s back for one more run.

LeBron James didn’t need another Olympic experience to complete some missing box on his resume or add to a legacy that was secured long, long ago. He decided to play this summer for one simple reason — because he wants to.

Taking his first steps toward becoming the first U.S. men’s basketball player to compete at the Olympics in three different decades, James hit the floor Saturday with the team that the Americans are sending to the Paris Games later this month. Training camp opened in Las Vegas, the start of a 5 1/2-week quest where the only acceptable ending will be the U.S. winning gold for a fifth consecutive time.

“I’m still playing a high level,” James, a three-time Olympic medalist — two golds and one bronze — said Saturday after the first workout. “I still love the game of basketball. And Team USA has done well by me, so I felt like it was important for this summer to be able to go out there and play with the rest of the guys.”

The first practice came on a day of another first for the James family; the workout in Las Vegas was simultaneous to the Los Angeles Lakers’ first game in the California Classic summer league — the pro debut of Bronny James, the son of the NBA’s all-time scoring leader.

It would have been very easy for James to ask for Day 1 off, to go see his son’s debut. It was never a consideration. He took the floor shortly after the buses rolled in, slapping hands with teammates, throwing down dunks and reconnecting with two of his former coaches — Erik Spoelstra and Tyronn Lue, both of whom won NBA titles with James on their squads.

“I was blown away by how hard he practices,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. “I went to Ty and Spo, and I said, ‘Is this normal?’ And they said, ‘Every day, every day.’ And then I said to Spo, ‘What about way back when you got him?’ And Spo said, ‘Every day, every drill, every walkthrough.’”

Kerr has coached against James in four NBA Finals, all of which featured Golden State guard Stephen Curry — who plays for Kerr with the Warriors and is making his Olympic debut this summer.

And it’s fair to say that teaming up was part of what intrigued James and Curry when it was time to decide whether to play in Paris or not.

“I’ve talked to both of them about this idea of being together after going against one another with such high stakes over the years,” Kerr said. “They obviously fit really well together. The idea of Steph playing off the ball, and LeBron pushing it in transition, that’s pretty intriguing. Obviously, Steph will play on the ball as well. And LeBron has become such a good shooter, but they’re both so good at so many different areas of the game. I think they’re really excited to compete together for the first time”

James was part of the U.S. teams that won bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and the 2006 world championships (now called the World Cup) in Japan. And ever since then, the Americans have gone unbeaten when James is wearing USA across his chest in international play.

Team USA has yet to lose at the 2024 Paris Olympics, coming off a 35-point drubbing of Brazil in the quarterfinals. Serbia's path to the semifinals wasn't as easy, needing a 24-point comeback and overtime to take down Australia and keep its medal hopes alive.

The United States and Serbia are familiar foes at this stage of the summer. The two countries have already faced off twice — once in a pre-Olympics exhibition game and once as opponents in Group C to kick off the tournament.

U.S. coach Steve Kerr knows something unexpected is going to happen when his team plays against Serbia in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics. Maybe Serbia will change its lineup. Maybe Nikola Jokic will play the entire game. Or maybe the surprise will be that there’s no surprise at all.

Whatever the case, Kerr knows the Americans have to be ready for anything.

The U.S. will look to reach the gold-medal game for the 18th time in its 20 Olympic appearances when it faces Serbia in the semifinals of the Paris Games on Thursday night. The Americans are 2-0 against Serbia this summer, winning an exhibition last month and then winning again in the Olympic opener for both teams.