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)
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