NBA Reveals Schedule for Regular-Season Games in Berlin, London, More European Cities
The NBA announced Wednesday that six regular-season games will be played in Europe over the next three seasons.
It starts during the 2025-26 campaign with the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies clashing at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany, on Jan. 15, 2026, before facing off again at The O2 in London on Jan. 18, 2026.
The league will then hold games in Manchester, England, and Paris in 2027, and in Berlin and Paris in 2028.
The 2026 Berlin game and 2027 Manchester game will mark the first-ever NBA regular-season contests to be held in those respective cities.
Conversely, both London and Paris have been the site of several NBA regular-season games over the years.
From 2011 to 2019, nine regular-season games took place in London. The most recent saw the Washington Wizards beat the New York Knicks 101-100 in January 2019.
The NBA made its regular-season Paris debut in 2020, which was followed by one game each in 2023 and 2024, and two tilts in 2025.
Last season, the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs essentially played a home-and-home at Accor Arena in Paris with the teams splitting the Jan. 23 and Jan. 25 games.
England, France and Mexico have been common host countries for NBA games in recent years, but the Berlin game will mark the first international NBA regular-season contest played in a country other than England, France or Mexico since Japan hosted two games in 2003.
It will also represent the first NBA game of any kind played in Germany since 2008 when the Wizards and Charlotte Hornets met in a preseason game in Berlin.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has mentioned the possibility of expanding into Europe over the years, and adding more international locations for games could be another small step in that direction.
It could also be related to the NBA's possible creation of a separate league in Europe, which would potentially either oppose or merge with the EuroLeague.
The NBA announced in March that it was launching a "joint exploration" with FIBA into the feasibility of a European league.
If the NBA's upcoming regular-season games in Europe are a success, it could signal to the league that there is a clear appetite for NBA-branded basketball overseas.
