Magic Vice Chair Alex Martins said the local organizing committee looking to bring the NBA All-Star Game to Orlando “will submit it’s bid in April” with a “three-year window to host,” according to Jason Beede of the ORLANDO SENTINEL. The Greater Orlando Sports Commission in early January announced that it “would be bidding” to host NBA All-Star Weekend in 2030. That comes as the Magic have “gone through the evolution of shifting from a team pushing for a better draft pick to battling for a stronger spot in the NBA playoffs over the years.” With that, the “reputation of both of the franchise and the city of Orlando has reformed back into a location that could host major events for the league once again.” Martins has “played a leading role in the local organizing committee that’s working to attract” NBA All-Star Weekend back to Orlando. Martins said, “That’s been a large percentage of my time, working with that group and working with the NBA to prepare our bid, and our goal is to bring NBA All-Star back to Orlando. Hopefully we can do that sometime between ‘28 and ’30.” Martins noted this year’s NBA ASG host L.A. “showed us they really made it a year-long event, preparing for it and doing things for their community to uplift the community because of All-Star coming there.” He added, “It’s a much bigger event than the last time it was in Orlando” (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 3/1).
