NBA-Spurs and Pelicans to square off in Paris and Manchester in January 2027

May 18, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) retrieves a rebound in the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder during game one of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Paycom Center. Brett Rojo-Imagn Images

May 20 (Reuters) - ⁠The San Antonio Spurs and ⁠New Orleans Pelicans will play ‌regular-season games in Paris and Manchester next year, the NBA announced on Wednesday.

• ​Frenchman Victor Wembanyama and ⁠the Spurs ⁠will face Zion Williamson and the ⁠Pelicans at ‌Accor Arena in Paris, France on January ⁠14, 2027.

• Three days later the ​two ‌teams will play at Co-op ⁠Live in ​Manchester, England.

• Manchester is hosting a regular-season matchup for the ⁠first time, while Paris ​has held five regular-season games.

• The matchups will mark the Spurs' 10th ⁠and 11th games in Europe, sixth in France and first in England.

• For the Pelicans, ​the contests will ⁠be their third and fourth games ​in Europe and ‌first in France and ​England.

(Reporting by Nicole Fernandes in TorontoEditing by Toby Davis)