United States to face Brazil in Olympic men's basketball tournament, quarterfinal matchups revealed

The bracket is set for the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament. And that means the United States — the top seed out of pool play — knows its next opponent.

Team USA will be facing off against Brazil at 3:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Aug. 6. It will be the nightcap and fourth of four quarterfinals to be played that day.

The full quarterfinal schedule is as follows:

• QF1: Germany vs. Greece, 5 a.m. EST
• QF2: Serbia vs. Australia, 8:30 a.m. EST
• QF3: Canada vs. France, noon EST
• QF4: United States vs. Brazil, 3:30 p.m. EST

From there, the winners of quarterfinals one and two will face off in a semifinal, and the winners of the other two face off — meaning the United States, with a win over Brazil, will face the winner of the Canada-France matchup.

The semifinals are scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8, and the finals two days later on Saturday, Aug. 10.

One Team USA star is closing in on a record

Team USA defeated Puerto Rico 104-83 in the final round of pool play on Saturday, improving to 3-0 during their stay at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Kevin Durant scored 11 points in 19 minutes off the bench, further adding to his strong start following his return from injury. He was the second-leading scorer in the game — and leaves Saturday’s win just five points shy (483) of breaking the all-time Team USA scoring record, which is currently held by WNBA legend Lisa Leslie at 488.

“It feels good to accomplish stuff like that with this group of guys,” Durant said on the court postgame. “It’s a fun group of guys and I like being in our locker room with them. It’s cool to do that type of stuff but we’re just trying to get that gold. … We always play together, we play off of each other. We’ve got two different units that play different ways — but we’re all still on the same page. It’s been a fun first three games and we’re looking forward to the medal rounds now.”

While it’s unclear who Team USA will battle in the medal rounds as of this report, Durant is almost certainly going to eclipse Leslie’s total within the next game or two barring any unforeseen setbacks. He’s also 17 points away from being the first Team USA member to eclipse 500 points in Olympic history.

Durant is a three-time Olympic Gold Medalist, appearing on every Team USA roster since the 2016 Olympics in Rio. He’s the reigning Olympic MVP for his efforts during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and came into Paris as Team USA’s all-time leader in scoring average, field goals made, made 3-point field goals and free throws.