The NBA is about to take one other step into Europe, asserting six regular-season video games abroad throughout the subsequent 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 street journey to Berlin, (Jan. 15) and London (Jan. 18) to play one another,” the league stated 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 accordance with Yahoo Sports activities.
It additionally provides Magic stars Franz and Moritz Wagner an opportunity to return dwelling in entrance of their native followers.
London has turn 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 will probably be adopted by further European stops within the coming years. “Future video games will probably 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 may have performed in Europe and fifth and sixth time for the Grizzlies.
The total 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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