NBA returns to Europe for regular season games

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic will compete in regular-season games in Berlin on Thursday, January 15, 2026, and in London on Sunday, January 18, 2026.

The league announced plans to hold regular-season games in Manchester and Paris in 2027, and in Berlin and Paris in 2028.

The competitions will take place at Uber Arena (Berlin), The O2 (London), Co-op Live (Manchester), and the Accor Arena (Paris).

The teams involved and the dates for the 2027 and 2028 games will be revealed before the start of the NBA seasons of 2026–27 and 2027–28, respectively.

The NBA Berlin Game 2026 will be the 14th instance of an NBA team playing in Germany since 1984, and it will represent the league’s inaugural regular-season game in Germany.

The NBA London Game 2026 will mark the 19th instance of an NBA team playing in the UK since 1993 and will be the league's 10th regular-season game held in London.

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Over the next three years, the NBA will host a total of SIX regular-season games in Europe, with matches scheduled for Berlin and London (2026), Manchester and Paris (2027), and Berlin and Paris (2028).

The 2027 game in Manchester will be the second NBA team match in the city (the first was in 2013) and will represent the league’s inaugural regular-season game there.

In 2027, the game in Paris will be the 16th instance of an NBA team playing in France since 1991 and the league’s sixth regular-season match held in Paris.