Everything you need to know about the Paris Olympics men’s basketball semis

The GIST: A whopping 25 NBAers are suiting up across the four remaining countries, so expect action aplenty in today’s men’s basketball semis, with winners advancing to Saturday’s gold medal game.

France vs. Germany — 11:30 a.m. ET: Tokyo 2020 silver medalists France are finally finding their groove with their best game yet in Tuesday’s quarter-final — an 82–73 upset of top contenders Canada.

• And that dub came without much help from four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, who’s dealing with an unspecified injury, leaving the team’s defense in young Victor Wembanyama’s very large hands.

• Meanwhile, Germany is competing in their first-ever Olympic semi but hasn’t dropped a game in Paris, most recently ousting Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece on Tuesday. Can Brooklyn Net Dennis Schröder keep the streak going?

USA vs. Serbia — 3 p.m. ET: Team USA head coach Steve Kerr thinks three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić has been playing the long game by tricking the Americans into believing Serbia is a sleepy squad after the red, white, and blue’s 26-point win in group stage play.

• But The Joker should never be underestimated, and if he’s on the floor for all 40 minutes tomorrow (like he was in Serbia’s most recent Olympic win), the Americans will have their hands full as they chase their 17th (!!!) program gold.

• Plus, American big Joel Embiid might be out due to ankle soreness, leaving Captain America Kevin Durant to continue his epic scoring spree and Bam Adebayo to step up in Embiid’s potential absence.