NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The Pelicans and Spurs will face each other for a pair of games abroad this upcoming season, according to a report from NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer.
The regular-season dates are part of the NBA Global Games series, and the league previously announced that the games in 2027 will take place at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England, and Accor Arena in Paris, France.
Stein and Fischer say that sources tell them that the Spurs and Pelicans have been selected as the next teams to appear outside of the U.S. and Canada in the regular season.
The NBA has had a long history of scheduling regular-season games in England, but the expected game in Manchester will be the first British NBA game outside of London.
In January 2025, the Spurs face the Pacers twice in Paris. The expected 2027 game would be a second homecoming for San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama in his home country.
Dates are not set for the 2027 Global Games, but since 2013, they’ve typically been scheduled in December or January with some exceptions.
The expected 2027 games would be the first time the Pelicans have played regular-season games outside of North America.
Last preseason, the Pelicans traveled to Australia for two games in the NBLxNBA series.
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22-year-old MVP candidate Wembanyama, Stein says, made the Spurs an “obvious” choice with a planned game in Paris. New Orleans’s own connection to France could have been considered for their selection.
On the NFL side of the business, the Saints will also play in Paris and are set for a historic matchup with the Steelers this fall.
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