The New York Knicks have two players competing for the United States in the second round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup (Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart) and one player competing for Canada (RJ Barrett). Evan Fournier and France lost both games in the first round and were eliminated from advancing to the second round, and instead competed in the classification round.
In the second round, the United States is in Group J with Lithuania, Montenegro, and Greece. Canada is in Group L with Spain, Brazil, and Latvia.
For Knicks fans on the East Coast, most of the start times for the games in the second round involving the two countries aren’t too early, with the exception of the United States’ first game against Montenegro on Friday, September 1.
2023 FIBA World Cup first-round schedule
Friday, August 25
- Angola vs. Italy at Philippine Arena, 4 a.m. ET
- Finland vs. Australia at Okinawa Arena, 4 a.m. ET
- Mexico vs. Montenegro at Mall of Asia Arena, 4:45 a.m. ET
- Latvia vs. Lebanon at Indonesia Arena, 5:15 a.m. ET
- Dominican Republic vs. Philippines at Philippine Arena, 8 a.m. ET
- Germany vs. Japan at Okinawa Arena, 8:10 a.m. ET
- Egypt vs. Lithuania at Mall of Asia Arena, 8:30 a.m. ET
- Canada vs. France at Indonesia Arena, 9:30 a.m. ET
Saturday, August 26
- South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico at Araneta Coliseum, 4 a.m. ET
- Cape Verde vs. Georgia at Okinawa Arena, 4 a.m. ET
- Jordan vs. Greece at Mall of Asia Arena, 4:45 a.m. ET
- Iran vs. Brazil at Indonesia Arena, 5:45 a.m. ET
- Slovenia vs. Venezuela at Okinawa Arena, 7:30 a.m. ET
- Serbia vs. China at Araneta Coliseum, 8 a.m. ET
- United States vs. New Zealand at Mall of Asia Arena, 8:40 a.m. ET
- Spain vs. Ivory Coast at Indonesia Arena, 9:30 a.m. ET
Sunday, August 27
- Italy vs. Dominican Republic at Araneta Coliseum, 4 a.m. ET
- Australia vs. Germany at Okinawa Arena, 4:30 a.m. ET
- Montenegro vs. Egypt at Mall of Asia Arena, 4:45 a.m. ET
- Lebanon vs. Canada at Indonesia Arena, 5:45 a.m. ET
- Philippines vs. Angola at Araneta Coliseum, 8 a.m. ET
- Japan vs. Finland at Okinawa Arena, 8:10 a.m. ET
- Lithuania vs. Mexico at Mall of Asia Arena, 8:30 a.m. ET
- France vs. Latvia at Indonesia Arena, 9:30 a.m. ET
Monday, August 28
- China vs. South Sudan at Araneta Coliseum, 4 a.m. ET
- Venezuela vs. Cape Verde at Okinawa Arena, 4 a.m. ET
- New Zealand vs. Jordan at Mall of Asia Arena, 4:45 a.m. ET
- Ivory Coast vs. Iran at Indonesia Arena, 5:45 a.m. ET
- Georgia vs. Slovenia at Okinawa Arena, 7:30 a.m. ET
- Puerto Rico vs. Serbia at Araneta Coliseum, 8 a.m. ET
- Greece vs. United States at Mall of Asia Arena, 8:40 a.m. ET
- Brazil vs. Spain at Indonesia Arena, 9:30 a.m. ET
Tuesday, August 29
- Germany vs. Finland at Okinawa Arena, 3:30 a.m. ET
- Angola vs. Dominican Republic at Araneta Coliseum, 4 a.m. ET
- Egypt vs. Mexico at Mall of Asia Arena, 4:45 a.m. ET
- Lebanon vs. France at Indonesia Arena, 5:45 a.m. ET
- Australia vs. Japan at Okinawa Arena, 7:10 a.m. ET
- Philippines vs. Italy at Araneta Coliseum, 8 a.m. ET
- Montenegro vs. Lithuania at Mall of Asia Arena, 8:30 a.m. ET
- Canada vs. Latvia at Indonesia Arena, 9:30 a.m. ET
Wednesday, August 30
- South Sudan vs. Serbia at Araneta Coliseum, 4 a.m. ET
- Georgia vs. Venezuela at Okinawa Arena, 4 a.m. ET
- United States vs. Jordan at Mall of Asia Arena, 4:40 a.m. ET
- Ivory Coast vs. Brazil at Indonesia Arena, 5:45 a.m. ET
- Slovenia vs. Cape Verde at Okinawa Arena, 7:30 a.m. ET
- China vs. Puerto Rico at Araneta Coliseum, 8 a.m. ET
- Greece vs. New Zealand at Mall of Asia Arena, 8:40 a.m. ET
- Iran vs. Spain at Indonesia Arena, 9:30 a.m. ET
2023 FIBA World Cup second-round schedule
Friday, September 1
- Serbia vs. Italy at Araneta Coliseum, 4 a.m. ET
- Germany vs. Georgia at Okinawa Arena, 4:30 a.m. ET
- United States vs. Montenegro at Mall of Asia Arena, 4:40 a.m. ET
- Spain vs. Latvia at Indonesia Arena, 5:45 a.m. ET
- Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico at Areneta Coliseum, 8 a.m ET
- Slovenia vs. Australia at Okinawa Arena, 8:10 a.m. ET
- Lithuania vs. Greece at Mall of Asia Arena, 8:40 a.m. ET
- Canada vs. Brazil at Indonesia Arena, 9:30 a.m. ET
Sunday, September 3
- Australia vs. Georgia at Okinawa Arena, 3:30 a.m. ET
- Italy vs. Puerto Rico at Araneta Coliseum, 4 a.m. ET
- Greece vs. Montenegro at Mall of Asia Arena, 4:40 a.m. ET
- Brazil vs. Latvia at Indonesia Arena, 5:45 a.m. ET
- Germany vs. Slovenia at Okinawa Arena, 7:10 a.m. ET
- Dominican Republic vs. Serbia at Araneta Coliseum, 8 a.m. ET
- United States vs. Lithuania at Mall of Asia Arena, 8:40 a.m. ET
- Spain vs. Canada at Indonesia Arena, 9:30 a.m. ET
Every team in the second round carries their record from the first round over, so the United States and Canada each have 3-0 records.
Teams that advance past the second round will go to the quarterfinals, which will begin on Thursday, September 5. As soon as the schedule for the quarterfinals is released, it will be updated here.
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