From NBA All-Star Game to US Swimming Trials: Indianapolis Events 2024

People are gearing up as Indianapolis prepares to welcome the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Over the next 90 days, an amazing series of 711 powerful events are planned. This year, Indianapolis will be the main stage for thrilling events such as NBA games and swimming contests. It’s going to be high-octane!

“I think when people think of Indiana, one of the first things that comes to mind is basketball, so that’s why we’re so happy to be here,” NBA Commisioner Adam Silver opined. But is that everyone’s de facto? However, what is clear is that among the favourites here are the events ranging from the NBA to swimming; here are the events that are going to make people truly enthusiastic.

A year of sporting extravaganza and swimming

In 2024, Indianapolis is getting ready for a lot of big events, as shown by Anthony Calhoun on X, an Emmy-winning sports anchor from Wish TV. He recently posted an interesting post titled “INDY IN 2024” which foretold a number of upcoming events. Among the list are events like the NBA All-Star Game, NFL Scouting Combine, and Horizon League Basketball Tourney. There’s also the NCAA Basketball Tourney (1st/2nd rounds), NIT Championship and Indy Grand Prix including famous racing scenes such as U.S. Olympic Team Trials for swimming too! Other sporting matches include Brickyard 400, U.S. Nationals and Football Championship Game.

In June 2024, Indianapolis will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials–Swimming, introducing an unconventional setting at Lucas Oil Stadium, typically a football field, for the nine-day Olympic-qualifying meet. This innovative approach is poised to captivate a substantial audience, bringing together families, friends, and fervent fans to converge upon the Circle City. These Trials, held every four years, hold paramount importance as the exclusive selection grounds for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team, destined to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

A hub for major sporting spectacles

Coming up is the highly anticipated NBA All-Star weekend that will happen in mid-February. It shows Indianapolis being a host again since 1985 for this event. The city is a famous place for big events like the Indianapolis 500, NFL Scouting Combine and Big Ten Football Championship Game. Now it’s adding more important things to its list of achievements. Indianapolis is making history by hosting events like NCAA basketball games and testing the US Olympic swimming team at Lucas Oil Stadium.

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The city of Indianapolis is going to keep its usual yearly events, like the big race called the Indy 500, a Scouting Combine for football players in the NFL and Big Ten Football Championships. They will also have Horizon League basketball tournaments happening all through this coming year. Besides these famous events, Indianapolis will also have other important national happenings. These include the first and following rounds of the NCAA Division I men’s college basketball tournament, the NIT Championship game, Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament and swimming/diving championship for men at division one level.

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