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NBA Schedules Spurs‑Pelicans Regular‑Season Games in Paris and Manchester

The move advances the NBA’s push to grow its European footprint, pairs player-driven marketing with NBA Cares outreach, signals momentum toward a proposed NBA Europe league.

Spurs, Pelicans to play regular-season games in Manchester, Paris in 2027
The NBA logo is displayed as people pass by the NBA Store in New York City, U.S., October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Overview

  • The NBA announced on May 20, 2026 that the San Antonio Spurs will face the New Orleans Pelicans at Accor Arena on Jan. 14, 2027 and at Co‑op Live on Jan. 17, 2027.
  • Manchester will host its first NBA regular‑season game and the Pelicans will make their first regular‑season appearances in both France and England.
  • The Paris date serves as a homecoming for Victor Wembanyama and reflects the Spurs’ growing international marketability.
  • The Spurs, Pelicans and the league will run NBA Cares community programs during the trips and VIP hospitality packages are already on sale through NBA Experiences.
  • The games are part of the NBA’s multiyear plan to stage six regular‑season matches in Europe over three seasons and come as talks continue about launching a separate NBA Europe league for 2027–28.