The Greater Orlando Sports Commission is seeking funding to host the U.S. men’s basketball team for a weeklong training camp and two exhibition games at Kia Center in the week leading up to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, according to records obtained by WESH 2.Ahead of the March 30 meeting of the Tourist Development Tax Sports Incentive Committee, the sports commission will request $3 million in sports incentive funds to help offset the bid fee.The 2028 Summer Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 14, 2028.The sports commission is targeting a window from June 24 to July 5, 2028, to host the training camp and exhibition games, according to the application submitted to the TDT Sports Incentive Committee.USA Basketball, the sport’s national governing body in the United States, is expected to play four exhibition games from about July 1-12, 2028. The games are expected to be split among at least two host cities, according to GO Sports.USA Basketball is also slated to hold a weeklong training camp in Orlando ahead of its games at the Kia Center, GO Sports said.The opponents have not yet been determined.Combined attendance of 38,000 is forecast for the training camp and exhibition games. The sports commission projects about 11,000 room nights in Orange County.The projected economic impact for the area is $10.3 million, according to the sports commission.The senior U.S. men’s national team last played in Orlando in November 2017, when it beat Puerto Rico 85–78 at the University of Central Florida during a qualifier for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China.USA Basketball also played Cuba in February 2024 at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee in an AmeriCup qualifying game, but that team featured mostly G League players.If the TDT Sports Incentive Committee approves the application at its March 30 meeting, Orange County commissioners would then have to approve the funding during their Board of County Commissioners meeting.

The Greater Orlando Sports Commission is seeking funding to host the U.S. men’s basketball team for a weeklong training camp and two exhibition games at Kia Center in the week leading up to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, according to records obtained by WESH 2.

Ahead of the March 30 meeting of the Tourist Development Tax Sports Incentive Committee, the sports commission will request $3 million in sports incentive funds to help offset the bid fee.

The 2028 Summer Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 14, 2028.

The sports commission is targeting a window from June 24 to July 5, 2028, to host the training camp and exhibition games, according to the application submitted to the TDT Sports Incentive Committee.

USA Basketball, the sport’s national governing body in the United States, is expected to play four exhibition games from about July 1-12, 2028. The games are expected to be split among at least two host cities, according to GO Sports.

USA Basketball is also slated to hold a weeklong training camp in Orlando ahead of its games at the Kia Center, GO Sports said.

The opponents have not yet been determined.

Combined attendance of 38,000 is forecast for the training camp and exhibition games. The sports commission projects about 11,000 room nights in Orange County.

The projected economic impact for the area is $10.3 million, according to the sports commission.

The senior U.S. men’s national team last played in Orlando in November 2017, when it beat Puerto Rico 85–78 at the University of Central Florida during a qualifier for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China.

USA Basketball also played Cuba in February 2024 at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee in an AmeriCup qualifying game, but that team featured mostly G League players.

If the TDT Sports Incentive Committee approves the application at its March 30 meeting, Orange County commissioners would then have to approve the funding during their Board of County Commissioners meeting.