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NBA announces 2026–28 Europe plan with games in Berlin, London, Paris and Manchester

Tip-off of the NBA 2025 Paris game between San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers

    Key Takeaways:

  • Paris will be absent from the 2026 NBA schedule but will return as a host city in 2027 and 2028
  • Orlando will play in Berlin in 2026, led by German stars Franz and Moritz Wagner
  • Manchester is set to make its NBA debut with a regular season game in 2027

The French capital Paris will not be part of the NBA calendar in the upcoming season but is set to return in 2027 and 2028. Meanwhile, the 2026 schedule includes one regular season game in London and another in Berlin.

On 15 January 2026, the Orlando Magic will take on the Memphis Grizzlies in the German capital. The inclusion of Orlando is no coincidence, as the Magic roster features Moritz Wagner and Franz Wagner—two key players for the German national team. Just three days later, on 18 January, the same teams will face each other again in London.

Looking further ahead, Manchester will host its first-ever NBA game in 2027, marking the league’s expansion into new UK territories. Paris returns to the calendar the same year, while Berlin and Paris will each host a matchup in 2028.

The NBA has announced plans to continue staging regular season games in Europe through 2028 as part of its international growth strategy. Teams participating in the 2027 and 2028 matchups will be revealed at a later date.



 Author: Paul Kemp

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