{"id":847779,"date":"2026-08-08T08:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/847779\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:46:14","slug":"basketball-final-tops-all-sports-in-2028-la-olympics-ticket-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/847779\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball final tops all sports in 2028 LA Olympics ticket prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The men&#8217;s basketball final is set to be the most expensive sporting event at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, with top tickets reaching $3,350.<\/p>\n<p>Fans hoping to watch the men&#8217;s basketball gold medal game at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics could have to pay thousands of dollars for some of the best seats.<\/p>\n<p>According to a ticket-price breakdown published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7480645\/2026\/07\/31\/2028-la-olympics-ticket-prices-fees-most-expensive-games\/?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.1EdZ.Vz2iBmKxVulc&amp;source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Athletic<\/a>, the most expensive ticket for the men&#8217;s basketball final is listed at $3,350, making it the third-most expensive event on the list and the most expensive sporting competition.<\/p>\n<p>Only the Opening Ceremony, with tickets reaching $5,519, and the Closing Ceremony at $4,961 are priced higher.<\/p>\n<p> Basketball tops all sporting events <\/p>\n<p>The men&#8217;s basketball final comes well ahead of several other marquee Olympic events at the highest price level.<\/p>\n<p>The most expensive tickets for women&#8217;s gymnastics and track and field are listed at $2,461, followed by men&#8217;s gymnastics at $2,264, swimming at $1,860, baseball at $1,718 and soccer at $1,305.<\/p>\n<p>Basketball&#8217;s place at the top reflects the expected demand for one of the biggest events of the Games, which will be staged in the heart of NBA territory.<\/p>\n<p> Paris delivered two iconic USA games <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-463479-any780x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit FIBA<\/p>\n<p>The high demand also comes after men&#8217;s basketball produced some of the most memorable moments of the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA survived a major scare against Serbia in the semifinals, erasing a 17-point deficit to win 95-91.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Curry delivered one of the greatest performances of his international career with 36 points and nine 3-pointers, while LeBron James recorded 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.<\/p>\n<p>The Americans then faced host nation France in an iconic gold-medal game, winning 98-87 to secure a fifth consecutive Olympic title.<\/p>\n<p>France cut the deficit to three late in the fourth quarter before Curry took over, hitting four 3-pointers in the final minutes and finishing with 24 points on eight made triples.<\/p>\n<p>Those two games became defining moments of the tournament, with Curry combining for 60 points and 17 made 3-pointers across the semifinal and final.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_3\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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