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NBA to Host Its First Regular-Season Game in Berlin in January 2026

Launching a multi-city rotation through 2028, it highlights the NBA’s push to deepen basketball’s roots in Europe.

Overview

  • The Orlando Magic, featuring German nationals Franz and Moritz Wagner alongside Tristan da Silva, will host the Memphis Grizzlies in Germany’s inaugural NBA regular-season fixture.
  • The Wagner brothers have said competing on home soil represents a personal milestone they hope will inspire the next generation of German basketball fans.
  • Following the Berlin fixture, the teams will rematch in London three days later and the NBA has scheduled additional regular-season games in Manchester and Paris in 2027, and a return to Berlin and Paris in 2028.
  • Exact ticket release dates and pricing remain unannounced, but the NBA recommends fans register on its website for early access based on the process used for previous European games.
  • League executives have opened preliminary talks with FIBA about establishing a dedicated European NBA league, though those plans remain in the early stages.