Basketball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in the 2006 games in Melbourne and returned as part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was held from 24 July to 8 August 2021. The basketball competitions were held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, while the debuting 3x3 competitions were held at the temporary Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo.
In the 2020 Summer Olympics, eight teams qualified for the Olympic 3x3 men's basketball tournament.
In the 2020 Summer Olympics, eight teams qualified for the Olympic 3x3 women's basketball tournament. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Belgium competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.
Serbia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
3x3 basketball was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This variation of basketball and its wheelchair counterpart was staged at the Games for the first time. All four tournaments took place between 29 July and 2 August 2022.
Canada competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. This was Canada's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Beach volleyball is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the second staging of beach volleyball at the Commonwealth Games since its debut four years prior, and therefore the first staging within England specifically.
Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was the team's 19th appearance at the Games.
Kenya competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was Kenya's 17th appearance at the Games.
The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July – 8 August 2022. It was the team's ninth appearance at the Games.
The women's 3x3 basketball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in a temporary Games-time venue at the brownfield site in Smithfield between 29 July and 2 August 2022.
The women's 3x3 wheelchair basketball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in a temporary Games-time venue at the brownfield site in Smithfield between 29 July and 2 August 2022.
The men's 3x3 wheelchair basketball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in a temporary Games-time venue at the brownfield site in Smithfield between 29 July and 2 August 2022.
The United States of America, represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, except for the 1980 edition in Moscow, when America led a sixty-six-nation boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics, the United States will march penultimately before the homebound French team enters Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony. Additionally, an American segment will be performed during the closing ceremony.
The People's Republic of China is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952.
Serbia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
The men's 3×3 qualification for the Olympic basketball tournament will occur between November 2022 and June 2024, allocating eight teams for the final tournament.
The women's 3×3 qualification for the Olympic basketball tournament will occur between November 2022 and June 2024, allocating eight teams for the final tournament.
