MADRID, 3 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers will play two games in Paris in the next Regular League on January 23 and 25, 2025, as confirmed by the NBA, which for the first time will play two games in the same season in the French capital.
These games will be the third and fourth that the Texas franchise, where French star Victor Wembanyama plays, plays in Paris, where they last played a match in 2006, then in the preseason, while it will be the debut in this city for the from Indianapolis.
The NBA recalled that in addition to the games, the league, the Spurs and the Pacers will carry out interactive activities for fans, community initiatives of ‘NBA Cares’ and the youth basketball development program ‘NBA Jr’ to bring the experience of the best league in the world to fans in Paris.
“The return of the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama to Paris to face Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers will be a historic moment for the growth of basketball in Europe. With the support of Tissot, the two regular season games and surrounding events in Paris will capture the attention of fans in France, across Europe and around the world at a time when the momentum for basketball in the region has never been greater,” said NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum.
For his part, the CEO of the San Antonio Spurs, RC Buford, pointed out that playing in Paris has been “an incredible experience in the past” and that thanks to their “deep international history” they are lucky to “have fans from the Spurs in France, throughout Europe and around the world.”
Finally, the Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations, Kevin Pritchard, believes that the franchise “enjoys tremendous support from fans worldwide” and that therefore they are “excited for the opportunity to be part of the efforts of the NBA to continue bringing the game to new generations of fans around the world.