The NBA will play common season matches in London and Berlin within the 2025-26 marketing campaign, the governing physique introduced on Wednesday.
Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic will face one another in Berlin on January 15 2026, and once more in London three days later.
NBA Europe managing director George Aivazoglou stated the choice to maneuver the matches “displays the unbelievable momentum and urge for food for NBA basketball in France, Germany, the UK and throughout the area”.
The NBA pledged to play six common season matches in Europe within the coming three seasons. The Berlin match would be the first common season sport in Germany.
In 2026-27, matches might be held in Paris and Manchester, with video games in Paris and Berlin the next season.
The Berlin match will see brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner, who each play for Orlando Magic, return to their house city.
The NBA have performed 9 common season video games in London, with the final going down between Washington Wizards and New York Knicks in 2019.
The NBA has additionally beforehand performed common season video games in Paris, Mexico Metropolis and Tokyo.
The announcement displays a broader development of American sports activities shifting common season matches to realize a broader foothold in Europe.
The NFL has commonly performed matches in London since 2007, whereas the German cities of Munich and Frankfurt have alternated internet hosting matches every season since 2022, with Berlin set to host a sport later in 2025.