SAITAMA, Japan — The U.S. and Spain played for Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, then faced each other in the semifinals in 2016.
And at the Tokyo Games, the top teams in the FIBA world rankings will meet again — just earlier than has been the norm.
The three-time reigning Olympic champion Americans will play reigning World Cup champion Spain in the quarterfinals of the men’s tournament at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, a matchup of teams that finished second in their respective groups at the Olympics.
The game will commence Monday 10:40p MT.
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