How to watch Basketball Semi Finals at Olympics 2024: free live streams and schedule

 Victor Wembanyama #32 and Evan Fournier #10 of Team France celebrate making the Basketball Semi Finals at Olympics 2024
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Watch the basketball semi finals at Olympics 2024 today, for a pair of fascinating encounters in the women's tournament. Below we have all the information on how to watch basketball semi finals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

France and the USA have booked their placed in the men's final, and there's a 25% chance that the same nations will end up scrapping for gold in the women's competition. Led by Gabby Williams, France will fancy their chances against a Belgium unit with enormous firepower and a soft center.

That's after the reigning champions, who have now stretched their Olympics winning streak to 59 games – the run started in 1996 and has taken in seven consecutive gold medals – face off against a Sami Whitcomb-inspired Australia lineup that's sick to the back teeth of being denied Olympic glory by the Americans. Here's where to watch basketball semi finals live streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch basketball semi finals at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: August 9
  • Australia vs USA start: 11.30am ET / 4.30pm BST
  • Belgium vs France start: 3pm ET / 8pm BST

Best free streams

FREE basketball semi finals Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch basketball semi finals at Olympics 2024 for free with English language commentary on the BBC and iPlayer in the UK, RTE in Ireland, CBC in Canada and Channel 9 in Australia.

Channel 9 and the 9Now streaming service in Australia have the most comprehensive Olympics 2024 free-to-air coverage of all.

You can watch almost every session from every single 2024 Olympic event live and on demand through dedicated channels on the 9Now streaming service, including Olympic basketball semi finals.

Other, non-English language Olympics free streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), RDS (Canada), Chilevision (Chile), Caracol (Colombia), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), JioCinema (India), TV3 (Lithuania), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), SABC (South Africa), RTVE (Spain), SNRT (Morocco), Canal 5 (Mexico) and the SRG SSR channels (Switzerland).

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How to watch basketball semi finals live streams in the US

The basketball semi finals live stream from Olympics 2024 is on Peacock.

Broadcast rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics belong to NBC. All Olympics 2024 sessions are available to watch on Peacock. Select events will also be on the NBC, USA and MSNBC cable channels. A handful of basketball games will air on USA Network in the US.

If you don't have cable, Peacock is the best option. You'll need a subscription to the ad-supported Peacock Premium, which is $7.99 per month, or ad-less Peacock Plus, which is $13.99 per month.

How to watch basketball semi finals live streams in the UK and Europe

While many public and national TV broadcasters have the TV and live stream rights to the Paris Olympic Games in the UK and Europe, it's the Discovery Plus subscription service that offers comprehensive coverage across the region.

Plans start at £6.99 per month, or the local equivalent, with 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 channels. There's also a special offer running until 10 August, where new subscribers pay £3.99 per month until the end of 2024.

The BBC and RTE are the places for free Olympics 2024 live streams in the UK and Ireland. You can find a list of other public broadcasters with Olympics 2024 broadcast rights across Europe in the Rest of the World section below.

Official Olympic basketball semi finals broadcasters by region

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Can I watch 2024 Olympic basketball semi finals for free?

Check your local broadcaster above but people in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and many other nations listed have free Olympics 2024 coverage, as well as subscription broadcasters.

Those in Australia and Canada can watch almost every session of every Olympics 2024 event for free on 9Now and CBC. That will include free basketball live streams.

Remember that, if you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the 2024 Olympics free from abroad on your usual streaming service.

When are the basketball semi finals at the 2024 Olympics?

Both of the women's basketball semi finals take place on Friday, August 9. The USA vs France women's basketball final is on August 11 at 9.30am ET / 2.30pm BST.

First up at 11.30am ET / 4.30pm BST is Australia vs USA, which will be followed by Belgium vs France at 3pm ET / 8pm BST.

Both of the men's basketball semi finals took place today on Thursday, August 8. 

The basketball semi finals are available to stream on Peacock, with select matches airing on USA Network in the US. The action is on Discovery Plus in the UK. Use a VPN to watch Olympic basketball semi finals for free on your usual streaming service above if you are away from home.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic basketball semi finals on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2024 Olympic Games events on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@Olympics), Instagram (@Olympics), TikTok (@Olympics) and YouTube (@Olympics).

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Aatif Sulleyman

Aatif is a freelance copywriter and journalist based in the UK. He’s written about technology, science and politics for publications including Gizmodo, The Independent, Trusted Reviews and Newsweek, but focuses on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: sport and penny-pinching.