With the rollout of the 2026-27 NBA schedule, the league will again take its game overseas with a two games in Europe and one in Mexico, all of which were previously announced in May.
The NBA will showcase San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, the Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-NBA selection, as he returns to his home country, with the Spurs playing two games against the New Orleans Pelicans
.The first game is set Jan. 14, 2027 at Accor Arena in Paris, in what should be a boisterous homecoming for Wembanyama. The rematch will take place at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, on Jan. 17. The last time the NBA played a regular-season game in Paris was in January 2025 when the Spurs and the Indiana Pacers split their two-game
series.
The NBA is also returning to Mexico for a regular-season contest that will pit three-time league MVP Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets against two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers on Nov. 7 at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City. It will be the 16th regular-season contest played in the country.
The league will return to Paris and Berlin for regular-season games in the 2027-28 season.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Victor Wembanyama, Spurs headline NBA international games in 2026-27
