The NBA is ready to take one other step into Europe, saying six regular-season video games abroad throughout the following three years. The run begins in January, when the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic will face off in each Berlin and London.
“Starting in January, the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic will make a two-game highway journey to Berlin, (Jan. 15) and London (Jan. 18) to play one another,” the league mentioned in its announcement.
For Germany, it will mark historical past.
“The Berlin video games would be the first in Germany through the regular-season because the nation has beforehand hosted 14 preseason contests,” in keeping with Yahoo Sports activities.
It additionally offers Magic stars Franz and Moritz Wagner an opportunity to return house in entrance of their native followers.
London has develop into a well-recognized cease for the league, having hosted 9 preseason and 10 regular-season video games, whereas Manchester has seen just one, a single preseason matchup in 2013.
Paris has been extra lively lately, internet hosting 5 regular-season video games, with the newest being the two-game set between the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers this previous January.
The 2025-26 slate in Berlin and London can be adopted by extra European stops within the coming years. “Future video games can be performed in Manchester, England, and Paris through the 2026-27 regular-season, after which in Berlin and Paris within the 2027-28 season,” the league confirmed.
The journey additionally provides to each franchises’ historical past abroad. When Memphis and Orlando arrive it will likely be the fourth and fifth time the Magic could have performed in Europe and fifth and sixth time for the Grizzlies.
The complete 2025-26 schedule is anticipated to be launched in August, whereas the NBA will announce the matchups for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 Europe video games at a later date.
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