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NBA to Play Six Regular-Season Games in Europe over Three Years

GERMANY, JUL 30 – The NBA will host at least six regular-season games in Europe over three seasons, leveraging star players and expanding fan engagement across four major cities, officials said.

  • On Wednesday, the NBA announced that the Magic will play in Berlin on Jan. 15, 2026, and the Grizzlies in London on Jan. 18, 2026.
  • League forecasts include six regular-season contests across Europe over the next three seasons, with games planned for Manchester and Paris in 2026-27 and returns to Berlin and Paris in 2027-28.
  • The NBA announced that the Berlin game will be the first regular-season game at Berlin's Uber Arena, while the London Game this season is a regular-season game in London since 1993.
  • Serving as a homecoming, the matches offer a special return for Magic players Franz and Moritz Wagner, both of whom play for Germany's national team.
  • The NBA, league, describes these games as a step toward NBA Europe, indicating the league's aim to grow the sport globally.
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The NBA leadership has decided to share the spectacle with the European audience. Two games will be held in Europe in January, hosted by Berlin and London.

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The NBA announced on Wednesday the two league matches between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic for January 15, 2026 in Berlin and January 18 in London, as well as more matches for 2027 and 2028. The first duel will be held at the Uber Arena in Berlin, which for the first time will host an NBA match, while the second will be at The O2 in London, according to the United States League itself. Other matches between 2027 and 2028 are also …

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Memphis and Orlando will face each other twice, in Berlin and then London in 2026. Then the NBA will return to Paris two years in a row, with posters not yet known.

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U.S. News broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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