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Less than 48 hours ago they were laughing it up together as teammates winning the 4x200 relay, now Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are rivals once again when they face off in the Men's 200m Individual Medley Final today.
Men's basketball continues with Spain, Nigeria, and America hitting the hardwood, and the greatest amateur boxer ever Vasyl Lomachenko jumps back into the ring. Day 6 of the London Games is here, and these are the 5 Best Events to Watch Today.
Men's Basketball: Spain vs Great Britain
Team(s)/Athlete(s) of Interest: Spain
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Network: NBC Sports Network
Why You Should Watch: Spain takes on Olympic host Great Britain in the group B match up. Looking to improve its record to 3-0, Spain shouldn't have a problem since the Brits haven't won in group play yet, and they've lost by an average of 12.5 points per game. In a game they can expect to coast in, Spain might want to rest injured point guard Juan Carlos Navarro who has plantar fasciitis, and look into who can man the position as they are already without star point guard Ricky Rubio.
Men's Basketball: USA vs Nigeria
Team(s)/Athlete(s) of Interest: Anthony Davis
Time: 5:15 p.m (live)
Network: NBC Sports Network
Team USA continues group play as they take on Nigeria. American Anthony Davis can expect to see more playing time after putting up 12 points on Tuesday against Tunisia, and Kevin Love going down with a knee injury. The injury wasn't too serious, but coach Krzyzewski will likely limit Love's minutes in this one.
Men's Boxing: Lightweight 60kg (135 lbs)
Team(s)/Athlete(s) of Interest: Vasyl Lomachenko
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Network: NBC Sports Network
The Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko is arguably the best amateur lightweight boxer in the world. Lomachenko won the gold in Beijing, he also won the World Amateur Boxing Championship in 2009 and 2011, and the southpaw hasn't lost a fight since 2007. It looks like Dominican Wellington Arias Romero is going to be his next victim. This might be the last Olympics that Lomanchenko fights in before turning pro, so catching the best amateur fighter in the world today is a must.
Women's 200m Breaststroke Final
Team(s)/Athlete(s) of Interest: Rebecca Soni
Time: 2:40 p.m.
Network: NBC
America's Rebecca Soni leads the pack going into the 200m Breaststroke Final after having the best qualifying time. Based on qualifying times, her only real threat is Denmark's Rikke Pedersen, who finished with a time of 2:22.69, 1.29 seconds behind Soni. While these two will surely battle it out for the gold, as we've seen in these Olympics already, anything can happen, and just because you had the fastest qualifying time doesn't always mean you're guaranteed the gold in the final. These two ladies better watch out for the other women in the pool in this one.
Men's 200m Individual Medley Final
Team(s)/Athlete(s) of Interest: Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte
Time: 3:19 p.m. (live)
Network: BBC
Why You Should Watch: From rivals to teammates, to rivals again. This is the back and forth relationship between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. After swimming together to win gold in the 4x200 relay on Monday, Phelps and Lochte go up against each other in the 200m Individual Medley. Phelps can take this one and tie the individual series with Lochte at one a piece, or Lochte can go two up on his buddy Phelps; we're rooting for Lochte so he can pull out that diamond grill again.