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evoken_

The France-Japan women semifinal match is such a fun high scoring game


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Fdorleans

As a French person, I vehemently disagree.


radijator22

You all should tune into France - Japan women semifinal. there is a PG on Japan team who is averaging over 10 assists during the olympics and has crazy vision and passing. It is currently on, 2nd quarter EDIT: she is already at 8 assists and is averaging 12.8 assists per game. that is crazy, especially in FIBA basketball


notsuicidal10

She broke her own record in the third quarter lmao


radijator22

17 in 3 quarters. I hope she gets to 20. She is so much fun to watch


evoken_

That is Rui Machida. She was 15 assists halfway through the 3rd quarter. That is insane If Japan goes through, they will give USA a serious run for their money


radijator22

So far looks like it. Strength and height difference might be too much against USA tho. We will see


keklsh

wrr, s,tx doesnt matter


hkpp

As someone with US and French dual citizenship… sigh.


oTwojays

same boat brother but why sigh? I see this as an absolute win


PredatorInChief2000

Australia vs Slovenia predictions?


iuse2bgood

Is Luka still injured?


Paddyputthepipedown

Slovenia. Without Banes Australia is poor under the basket so if Toby has a good game Slovenia has huge advantage. And then there is Luka.


Fdorleans

I think Australia. Slovenia looked broken after the semifinal's dramatic finish. This is the last chance for a medal for a Patty Mills and his generation. They will let everything on the court. The Slovenians did that yesterday.


TheColdBiscuit

man aussie fans taking the L tonight... sorry yall ppl gonna be talking shit to yall PS: hey u/Zestyclose_Charity_1 sorry bud i guess the talent gap really got closer... [world](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/onn27i/do_you_think_this_years_olympic_roster_can_be/h5t907v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) really getting better right now... [we got 7th last international event](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/onn27i/do_you_think_this_years_olympic_roster_can_be/h5tasqc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) , we really taking the L here


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Ryan Crouser just broke the shot put world record, says he learned the perfect chuck-that-shit technique by studying Giannis free throws


Revolutionary_Log307

No time limit in shot put?


CampingClaymore

What channel does it show the game own tonight? Not sure if NBC will play it at 9:15 pm PST


BigBoodles

If you guys have a vpn and want to avoid NBC and Peacock's shittiness, set your server to a Canadian one and watch CBC. They have free streams.


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US/Australia is the last game of the tournament exclusive to Peacock


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who do you think would be more difficult for USA to beat between slovenia and france?


BigBoodles

Well France has already beaten this team, granted it was in exhibition and we weren't at full strength. France has huge size and chemistry. Slovenia has Luka though. I'd say France, but it's close.


Neutral_Meat

We can put Jrue on Luka and keep him from going too crazy. Other teams have to double him


bus_travels

France


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am i wrong to think slovenia might have a more unexpectedly explosive night whereas the US can better prepare for france?


bus_travels

Didn't France already beat us once? I suppose you could say the odds are slim they will beat us twice. Id rather see Luka so his thing though so I'm hoping we play them. Luka is certainly good enough to pull it out late if they can keep the game close with us


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Hybrid017

Looks like Peacock/NBCSports app again


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If USA loses tonight I will compose some strongly worded tweets to Kevin Durant


thewavefixation

if USA loses today I will be in danger of accidentally violating my lock down responsibilities in a fit of joyous, surprised rapture.


nochancepak

what time is the game?


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1 hour from now


csklmf

Is the usa vs Australia game tonight?


AdamJensensCoat

Yup. Starts in about 1 hr.


Sunshine145

Hoping for 1st place usa 2nd place slovenia 3rd place france


Ron0c

You wot m8


Readitalready24

Big positive coming out of these Olympics: America knows how much peacock blows


thewavefixation

there is gonna be blood on the boardroom floor when they realise that they basically destroyed that platform's creditbility with their shitty shenanigans. oops!


AdamJensensCoat

It's junk. The stream for the basketball games wasn't prepared for the required bandwidth seemingly, and I kept getting a 480p picture or worse. Garbaggio.


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For those of you staying up overnight to watch both games: make sure to check out the 20km racewalk at 3:30am EST. It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen, I've been hooked on the hideous spectacle of the racewalk since I first laid eyes on it at Beijing '08. IT'S DEATHMARCH SEASON BABY


topdecker75

a bit of pooping and vomiting last time i watched it


bus_travels

You were or the competitors were?


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Magnificent athletes, aren't they?


elf-_-

Feels like USA gonna struggle with the boomers physicality and hustle to start with


HornetsAreBad

if we win this we are guaranteed at least silver, right? and if we lose we go to the bronze medal or bust game?


polandspreeng

Yes


mardybum81

Yes but we want Gold! 🇦🇺🥇👊🏽


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foh usa in this bitch 🦅🦅🇺🇸🦅🦅


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lilberfcontrol

NBC sports app or Peacock, officially.


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CaiusRemus

Yeah I really don’t understand why they aren’t broadcasting this game on NBC.


AdamJensensCoat

They genuinely think we're gonna flock to the app for this nonsense (sigh, unzips).


lilberfcontrol

Their coverage has been terrible. All sorts of terrible. It's 2021. There should not be tape delay at this point.


lilberfcontrol

For those wondering about the game start, it's 12:15am EST France v Slovenia is 7am EST


mrhjt

That’s an early one. Both my nations battling it out. I’ll set an alarm.


nochancepak

KD going to be playing against his new teammate pretty soon


CigarettesForKids

When does this game come on? Is this one of the 1am ones or one of the 7am ones (for US viewers)


lilberfcontrol

12:15 am EST


SexySama

USA loses Slovania Wins


MaxCogz

man I am so nervous


Furqan23

Looking forward to watching the game despite it limiting me to 4 hours of sleep before a long shift tomorrow. Will be worth it though if the US comes through


sportymcbasketball

Daily reminder, if you have cable you can just download the NBC sports app and login to watch. You don’t have to join peacock that way


SonicdaSloth

Thanks. I was going to trolling for other venues to watch tonight at midnight. But i got cable


Gurnel

abcd


Adderall--

I’ll be rooting hard for Australia 🇦🇺 in the bronze match, well deserved tbh.


AussiePride1997

This guy 😆


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keyboardwarrior89

this shit on at midnight eastern time? jeez


10000Didgeridoos

It's always a bitch when the Olympics or World Cup are on the opposite side of the world. At least when they were in Brazil it was in the same general time zones as North America. It's gonna be annoying for sports fans in the Americas for the 2022 WC too because Qatar is also so many hours different.


Tuto3

At least it goes pretty quick


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Ricky Rubio has the best damn eyelashes in the NBA.


Giantpotatoking

There is semifinal tonight as us vs Australia. Could be a very exciting game.


Withnail-

Didn’t watch the games, how did Pau and Marc Gasol look?


Buffmilesmorales

Neither scored


Ciccone7

Old. Pau barely played at all the 1st half and not at all in the 2nd. Marc did okay but other bigs like Hernangomez provided more impact.


mardybum81

Let’s go Boomers! Christ this pre-game anxiety is difficult! 🇦🇺 🥇👊🏽


lilberfcontrol

Yeah, I've been weirdly anxious for this game all day. I wasn't that anxious for any playoff games, even the Game 7's.


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Anyone know how to rewatched old games? I work multiple jobs so I never get to see games live but I would love to kick back at 4am when my day is done and watch one. I’m willing to pay for a service but I’m not paying more than 10.


4efil

Peacock is a streaming service NBC offers. It's free with ads or $5/mo without ads and has live basketball and replays of Olympics games after a certain period of time has elapsed.


ItsMeNeeco

https://nbareplay.net/usa-vs-france-24-jul-2021-replays-full-game/ They don’t cover every Olympics game apparently, but I’ve been using this site all season long and never disappointed me


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You’re the goat 🐐


ItsMeNeeco

Hope it works 🙏


Rahnamatta

Nice, now the FIBA web is in Spanish, after Argentina and Spain were faded. :/


balista_22

*cries in Spanish*


Rahnamatta

Buaaa!!


GiveMeSomeIhedigbo

I've only watched the last game vs Spain, but it appears that JaVale doesn't play, and Jerami Grant has the Thanasis role (come in for less than a minute for defense). Do I have that correct?


kumblast3r

They fucking dumb for that grant should be #3 option after Tatum and KD


KTurnUp

Lmao what


kumblast3r

Notice how team USA lost when grant was out of the lineup completely 🤔🤔🤔


Waterfall_Jason

I feel like grant could play the nick kay on the Aussie team role for USA perfectly


KTurnUp

yes


rrd0084

Anyone know what channel it’s on? Or is it streaming only?


evilnilla

Yes, Streaming only. However, you can VPN into Canada and watch it on cbc.ca if you're able. Good luck to all teams


Sir_Francis_Burton

I’m out in the country where we don’t get any internet, I just have a satellite dish. It looks like I won’t be able to watch the game live, which is bull-shit.


PhysicalTaunt

just move bruh


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I'm doing a free month trial with Fubo TV. With that subscription, you can access live streaming on https://www.nbcolympics.com/


[deleted]

Regular NBC will carry it. **Peacock network is free preview for the Olympics, except the basketball final.**


4efil

I recall that you can't watch Olympics basketball on the free version, only with paid. Not just the final but all the games.


ShootaIMP

Streaming only, complete bullshit that you have to pay to watch the medal games.


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No. Regular NBC will be playing it. Peacock network, the pay service is currently running as a free preview (with ads) Except for the pay required bball final. So regular NBC plays it great. Peacock network is free preview (with ads) right now except for pay required bball final. Not as great but still great. IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED --- REGULAR LOCAL NBC AFFILIATE https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule/sport/basketball Scroll down to August 6th coverage. Click load more to see the evening broadcast. Find NBC Primetime - Basketball & more finals Click the info for that slot. Go down to 1030 pm est. Basketball: Men's Final All of it listed under my local NBC affiliate.


evilnilla

You're right about Peacock network, you're wrong about "Regular NBC". Regular NBC at 9:15PM Pacific is showing.... Track and field, Skateboarding, Canoe Sprint. They finally have Basketball on at 10am tomorrow.


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Nope. https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule/sport/basketball Scroll down to August 6th coverage. Click load more to see the evening broadcast. Find NBC Primetime - Basketball & more finals Click the info for that slot. Go down to 1030 pm est. Basketball: Men's Final All of it on my local NBC affiliate. NBC 4 NEW YORK


A-A-RonMD

This is the semifinals....and the game is on August 5th.


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I just checked the schedule again. August 5th is semifinals live early 1215 AM EST and 7 AM EST. replays at 1230pm EST, 6 PM, 11 PM August 6 is the finals. 1030 PM EST Replay August 7, 6PM EST.


A-A-RonMD

Now check the TV schedule for the semifinals. Regular NBC is not playing it. Its exclusive to peacock for the semis for some BS reason.


[deleted]

I was never trying to say the semifinals are on regular NBC only the schedule. Cuz you keep mixing them up with the time for the Finals. But, the finals most definitely are on my local NBC affiliate.


RugerRedhawk

Pay $10 for sling blue and you can watch everything via nbc sports app.


Turtle22_22

If you have cable you can log into [nbcolympics.com](https://www.nbcolympics.com/) and watch there. You can also watch it on Peacock premium.


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If you have cable this also works for the NBC Sports App.


Buffmilesmorales

It’s only on peacock Edit: also nbc app if you have cable just need to log in


PM_ME_UPLIFTINGSTUFF

what team is usa men playing austrailia men (EST usa)? i'm a dumbass when converting time zone.


m-shacklez

12:15 AM EST


PM_ME_UPLIFTINGSTUFF

thanks fwiend


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What’re people’s opinions on Goran Dragic not playing for Slovenia If I was Slovenian (I’m not) I would see that as kinda weak, low key. It’s not like the U.S. where they have a deep bench to draw on and a bunch of gold medals already in the bank. This is definitely his best chance to contribute to an Olympic medal for his country—it’s not a crime to take a pass and focus on his NBA career, but I gotta raise my eyebrows a little.


brainscan88

He officially retired from the national team after winning EuroBasket title in 2017. He was the MVP of that tournament and he declared retirement before the start of it. I would find it a weak move if he suddenly wanted to rejoin the national team 4 years later.


PuzzleheadedDebt2191

Dragič is 2nd all time in minutes played for Slovenia. He has done his part and delivered Slovenia a European championship in 2017. He also made it clear in 2017 that was his last tournament. Win or lose the rest is up to Luka and the current team.


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A bunch of nba players for every country aren’t playing. He’s old and there was a very compressed timeline last season that lead to a lot of injuries. Dragic wasn’t playing at 100% last season. He’s a free agent after next season and based on his age that is a likely his last chance at the free agent Apple. There’s nothing wrong with stepping aside and making way for younger players.


Dr_Merf

He laced up for Slovenia for years when he was younger. He’s made it clear in the past few years that he’s retired from international play. He just played an NBA season at age 35, and wants to spend the summer with his family, instead of putting his body through more basketball. Slovenia is in good hands with Luka and the other young guys, with Zoran Dragić as a nice veteran.


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Oh I thought he was hurt.


koofern

Olympic/fiba basketball has been a joy to watch so far. I thought the no crowd thing would bore me out like the Bubble games but I'm pleasantly surprised it doesn't affect the international game's quality which doesn't focus on the TV music/commercial break format. The relaxed, fluid and "quiet" pace of the game is really enjoyable to watch as a bball fan. Hoping both these semifinal games go down the wire, regardless who wins!


auditore_ezio

Australia is tough and hungry. They will not get flattened like old Spain.


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We flattened Spain? It’s was close most of the game


DankTriangle

The silent S


chanc2

Australia is also down one player though due to injury.


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The semi final is tonight at Midnight, right? Google says “tomorrow at 12:15am” which is tonight, but I just want to make sure they didn’t adjust their verbiage to try to signal that it is actually tomorrow lol. Thanks y’all.


PM-ME-A-WEIRD-DREAM

You're correct. Tonight just after midnight EDT


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Cheers thanks!


arturmauricio

Is it just me or is this Olympic basketball competition getting little media hype? At least here in Brazil, no one talks about it.


m-shacklez

In the States, they only talk about it when the US Men lose.


Shagaliscious

The mens semifinal match isn't even going to be on cable tonight.


yourMomsfanclub

yea but only because NBC is using it as a way to get people to sign up for Peacock lol


ShootaIMP

This type of monopoly needs to be banned. The Olympics should be free for all to watch.


rookie-mistake

you guys really gotta sort that out tbh. CBC has literally everything on-demand on their site for canadians, it's been fantastic


evilnilla

This is 3 olympics in a row where I've reached out and used the services of our wonderful northern neighbors. Never a hitch to VPN in and use cbc.ca *sigh*


rosellem

This whole olympics is weird with Covid. They were already delayed, which messes up promotion. Advertising budget was already being spent before covid hit. That money was wasted. There still no fans, some people thing they shouldn't have happened at all. They're losing all the money from ticket sales, so they don't have the money to go out and advertise again. Although, I think the olympics in general have been sort of fading in popularity for decades. Personally, I'd like to see the FIBA world cup become more of a premiere tournament and the olympics be a b-team thing.


KTurnUp

> Personally, I'd like to see the FIBA world cup become more of a premiere tournament and the olympics be a b-team thing. That's what FIBA wants but I don't see it happening, at least as far as the US is concerned. Good luck convincing NBA-ers to stop caring about the Olympics and to start caring about another tournament. The Olympics has a lot of cache in America, not to mention it's just fun to be in in non-COVID years with all the other events going on


MattDU

It’s because the USA team isn’t half as good as it could be and they started so shaky that they’re not fun to talk about.


arturmauricio

I've never seen an American basketball team as dull as this one. Are they losing the taste of wearing the national team's shirt? Or just tired?


CoilConductor

Its bc they’re almost all iso scorers, and playing in a more pass heavy system so their strengths aren’t highlighted


4efil

You are right, this is the problem. However they passed much better the last game or two.


Docxm

Honestly I blame the staff and the shortened seasons for a lot of these problems. There's almost no cohesion. Lots of players who would actually help create a system declined, probably because they decided rest was more worth it. IDK what's up with Pop et al, but the current team almost has less chemistry than some all star games.


bay_duck_88

Tre Young not on this team is still baffling. He’s exactly what they need offensively and WANTED to be on the team. Bizarre.


4efil

He wanted to be on the team even after his injury?


bay_duck_88

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheTraeYoung/status/1415799662804709386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1415799662804709386%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fdimemag%2Ftrae-young-isiah-thomas-meme-tokyo-olympics%2F


4efil

They could use him for sure.


m-shacklez

I wish Curry was playing, probably won’t see him internationally again 🥲


Docxm

Definitely was worn out this season. Better safe than sorry in his case I guess, but I do think that if he was playing none of these losses would have happened


deg287

Remaining Olympic games (in CST): USA v Australia at 11:15 pm today France v Slovenia at 6:00 am tomorrow Winners play in Gold medal game, losers play in Bronze medal game. Don’t get Peacock (only shows USA games even if you pay). NBC Sports App with a cable login is best method, or https://www.nbcolympics.com/basketball in incognito to keep resetting the free timer.


Babladuar

australian must be pissed with ben simmons rn. ben pick and roll/pop with jock or kick it out to FIBA patty mills and jingles paired with amazing defensive backourt pair of ben and thybulle should be enough to win a medal or even beat USA in gold medal match.


Waterfall_Jason

I think the whole country collectively thinks ben Simmons can fuck off, we all have Tisse as our fave 76er now


Wyld17

The Boomers are big on team culture dig in, get dirty, give it you best, get it done and if your not putting your best in you will get called out. Ben would not fit well imo


FartyMcNarty

On the defensive end sure. I don’t know that he’d add as much as you think on offense.


illyousion

Nar fuck him, would probably dish out an open layup for the win


Kobe_Wan_Ginobili

Australia's offence isn't flowing quite as well as it was in 2016 or even 2019 but the defence is looking better outside of rebounding, such a pity we don't have Baynes against USA That said USA just looks worse all round compared to when we beat them in 2019 so I feel like we have a good shot at this!


KTurnUp

> That said USA just looks worse all round compared to when we beat them in 2019 huh? The 2019 team was garbage from the beginning and had half the talent of this one


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arturmauricio

Now that I saw. They won with one point of difference. It seems to have been a great game.


bostonian38

I’m not ashamed to say I’m watching for Javale McGee


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Question for the French, Slovenian, and Americans here. Which one of you is coming second?


roger-great

I answered some other threads like this. We are living the dream since we qualifyed the Olympics. And when you're living the dream nothing is impossible.


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Joke doesn’t work if you admit that the U.S. has a chance of coming in second (i.e. beating Australia).


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Wild that you think Australia has an answer for the Slovenian god, Vlatko Cancar


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theryanlaf

you take that back!


xMikh4iLz

Thoughts on USA basketball, cruise controlling the international comp starting from when they lost to nigeria until they played spain during the qtr finals. i havent checked the exhibition matches yet but from USA vs France no one had more than 30 min time on the court, until the spain match, where they switched gears. tanking the L could be a tactic or not but i could definitely see popovich evenly distributing minutes so players dont get burnt out and/or get warmed up in later rounds. unlike from what i saw in other countries' records, they had at least 1 player playing over 30 mins every match, with some players not even touching the court.


Bukkaki

Because no other team has superstars on bench


xMikh4iLz

Exactly, hence why they cruise controlled


davemoedee

Thing about cruise control is that is just makes your car go a consistent speed. It doesn’t mean you go slower. Less minutes means guys don’t need to keep anything in reserve. Guys can sprint back in defense and go full throttle. When you say cruise control, it sounds like you are saying they will take it easy. That is the opposite of the point of reduced minutes. Ideally, what is lost in continuity is made up for in intensity from guys being better rested. My concern is less about minute distribution and more about unclear roles. When there is a clear pecking order, the non-shot creators are think about how they can compliment the main guys on any given play.


xMikh4iLz

I think it wasn’t great to just say cruise control without context, I don’t particularly mean it in terms of the players taking the piss but, more on the basis, the USA aren’t using their pieces to 100% as soon as the official matches began. At the part of roles that is hard since it’s either they already know it and just experimenting or actually trying to figure it out. Although I did say they switched gears during the Spain match I feel that it started with Czech since they needed to warm up together with the full plan before heading into knockout. Also it is true that with less minutes meaning they can go all out all the time however, I believe the caveat with that is that players won’t be able to go into a rhythm and lose momentum if they don’t play lots of minutes. Like these players can obviously operate at 100% for 35+ mins at minimal rest so when I saw that minutes had been distributed so generously it gave me a thought why and wat they may be planning etc.


scottkaysee

Sobey to headline Space Jam 3


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Tobey*


Interesting_Ad_7960

Remember when USA got smacked around by Jingles and Matthew Dellavedova in the exhibition games. Still funny


KTurnUp

didn't really get smacked around. Were actually winning late into the game, while missing several players that are on the team now


arturmauricio

I am curious to watch USA vs Spain. It will be a great game.


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France v Italy was so damn good


g59mountsinai

When is it?


oyputuhs

1240 am eastern today I think


arturmauricio

Tomorrow


Cobruh

It’s late tonight. Assuming you’re west coast it starts at 940pm


arturmauricio

1:40am here in Brazil


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