NBA Announces Two International Matchups Between Spurs, Pelicans in 2027
Summary
The NBA announced that the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Pelicans will play two regular-season games in Europe in January 2027. The Spurs and Pelicans will face each other in Paris on January 14 and in Manchester on January 17.Key Facts
- The games will be part of the 2026-27 NBA regular season.
- The Paris game on January 14 will be the league’s sixth regular-season game played in Paris.
- The Manchester game on January 17 will be the first regular-season NBA game in that city.
- These will be the 16th NBA games featuring teams in France and the 20th in England since the 1990s.
- The Spurs are led by French player Victor Wembanyama, a rising star.
- The Spurs previously played two regular-season games in Paris in January 2025.
- Both teams’ organizations expressed excitement about growing basketball’s global fan base through these games.
- Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder is scheduled before the international matchups.
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