FIBA Announces 2028 LA Olympic Basketball to Start Two Days Before Opening
Basketball events at the 2028 Olympics will start early to manage scheduling, with six games planned over the first two days, according to FIBA's revised plan.
- On July 12, 2028, basketball at the Los Angeles Olympics will start two days before the July 14, 2028 opening ceremony, with three games scheduled that day, FIBA said.
- FIBA said the revised schedule aims to spread quarterfinals over two days and ensure no games start before noon, though it remains unclear if the men's or women's tournament begins earlier.
- The U.S. enters the tournament as defending champions, with the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team on eight consecutive golds and the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team holding five straight titles.
- Bronze-Medal games are set for July 28 and July 29, with gold-medal games on July 29 and July 30; July 30 is the final day of the Games.
- Several other sports are scheduled to start before the ceremony, including field hockey, rugby sevens, water polo, handball, cricket, soccer, and canoe slalom in Oklahoma City, plus six new mixed gender team events are added.
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The basketball tournament at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will begin on July 12, 2028, two days before the official opening of the games (July 14-30), agencies summarize a message from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
The games will start on July 12, 2028, two days before the opening ceremony on July 14.
Basketball at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will begin two days before the opening ceremony of those fairs, the organizers confirmed on Wednesday.

FIBA announces 2028 LA Olympic basketball to start two days before opening
MIES, Switzerland — Basketball at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will start two days before the opening ceremony for those Games, organizers confirmed Wednesday.
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